As an amendment to motion S4M-12395 in the name of Murdo Fraser (An Energy Strategy for Scotland), leave out from “contributing” to end and insert "brought about by the UK’s discriminatory transmission charging regime; further notes that cleaner thermal generation progressively fitted with carbon capture and storage technology will continue to play an important role in securing Scotland’s future energy mix, alongside the expansion of renewables, as set out in the Scottish Government’s Electricity Generation Policy Statement 2013; recognises that UK energy policy and regulation actively discourages the construction of new conventional thermal generating plants in Scotland compared with other locations in the UK, given the higher transmission charges faced by Scottish generators; shares the Scottish Government’s disappointment at the further delay in implementing transmission pricing reforms stemming from Ofgem’s Project TransmiT; recognises the significant progress in renewables deployment in Scotland, with over 44% of gross electricity consumption met from renewable sources in 2013; supports the need for increased investment in large-scale flexible electricity storage solutions, including pumped storage, to complement the increasing deployment of renewable technologies, and further supports the First Minister’s call for the UK Government to undertake a dedicated electricity capacity assessment for Scotland and to transfer to the Scottish Parliament the authority to set a Scottish security and quality of supply standard for electricity."
Result 61 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
Scottish Green Party
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, February 23, 2015
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Result 61 for, 53 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Supported by: John Finnie, Alison Johnstone, Jean Urquhart
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Result 5 for, 79 against, 30 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, February 25, 2015