Current status: Answered by Stephen Gethins on 22 July 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 18 November 2025, Heat in buildings: future plans, which stated, “We intend to introduce the [Buildings (Heating and Energy Performance) and Heat Networks (Scotland)] Bill once the Scottish Parliament returns after the Scottish Election in May 2026”, by what date it will publish this Bill; what elements of the original draft Bill it plans to retain; what consultations it will hold regarding the Bill, in particular to understand the views of the country’s rural population, and how it will ensure that the Bill will maintain a technology neutral approach to home decarbonisation, as had been indicated in the original draft.
We will take forward our Heat in Buildings Bill in this Parliamentary session to support homeowners, landlords and tenants to transition to clean heating in a fair and affordable way.
The Scottish Government's legislative programme will be agreed by Ministers and announced to Parliament in due course in the usual way.