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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 27 August 2025
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Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

Anywhere.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

So are the LNG tanks and other things planned already?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

That would be helpful.

My main questions are about heat in buildings. The Scottish Government estimates that £1.4 billion of investment is needed in heat networks by 2027. Can you update us on the level of spending that has been awarded via the Scottish heat network fund so far, cabinet secretary? How likely is it that the commitment to spend £300 million by March 2026 will be met?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2024-25

Meeting date: 30 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

Can you tell us whether it is rural authorities that have been struggling, or is it urban authorities?

Meeting of the Parliament

Green Economy

Meeting date: 24 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

Will the cabinet secretary give way?

Meeting of the Parliament

Green Economy

Meeting date: 24 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

I will give way to Michelle Thomson.

Meeting of the Parliament

Green Economy

Meeting date: 24 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

I will come back later in my speech to the commitment on hydrogen and to how much the Scottish Government is cutting that.

Regarding nuclear, the costs have gone up, but so has the cost for offshore wind. We can see from the contract for difference round 6 that the price for wind has increased quite dramatically.

The most recent Scottish National Party budget was undoubtedly anti-growth, with cuts being made to vital industries—

Meeting of the Parliament

Green Economy

Meeting date: 24 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

Let us look at the budget that Michelle Thomson is asking me about.

If we look at the Scottish Parliament information centre report, which is available for all members to see, and we look at the resource and capital budget together, we can actually see a 2.8 per cent real increase. It is where this Government has chosen to make political decisions that we see the cuts coming though.

All those areas contribute to achieving greener economic growth, and all of them have been cut, which shows that the priorities of this Government lie not in the wellbeing and prosperity of the Scottish people but in ensuring the wellbeing of its coalition party in Government.

Being from the north-east, I know how important the oil and gas industry is to the economic wellbeing of the whole of Scotland. The whole industry wants to be greener and wants to transition but to do so in a way that protects jobs, communities and the economy of the north-east.

However, the SNP-Green Government is driving energy businesses away, just at the very time that we need it to invest in our energy transition.

Meeting of the Parliament

Green Economy

Meeting date: 24 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

Does Michelle Thomson support the Rosebank development? That is oil and gas that we desperately need.

Meeting of the Parliament

Green Economy

Meeting date: 24 January 2024

Douglas Lumsden

Does the cabinet secretary agree that cutting the just transition fund by 75 per cent is detrimental to reaching net zero?