Question reference: S6O-01314
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 22 June 2022
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 June 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the impact of rising fuel prices on workers in Scotland who rely on their own transport to carry out their job.
Answer
We know that the cost-of-living crisis is having a huge impact on individuals and families across the country, and we continue to have conversations across the range of challenges faced. We are using our regular engagement with the UK Government to ask that more sustainable support is provided to those in greatest need, given that most of the levers currently remain reserved. Just last week my colleague Ms Forbes raised cost-of-living with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and urged the UK Government to do more to address the root cause of increasing fuel costs. We will continue to press the UK Government to use all of the powers and fiscal headroom at their disposal to address the cost-of-living crisis.