Question reference: S5W-26393
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 14 November 2019 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 28 November 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being taken to ensure that there is continued financial support for renewable heating technologies after the Renewable Heat Incentive ends in 2021.
Answer
The Scottish Government is concerned at the decision by the UK Government to end the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme and continues to press UK Ministers on the need for a successor scheme to the RHI, given RHI is due to end in March 2021. It is imperative that financial support for the transition to low carbon heating technologies is maintained, especially in light of the declared climate emergency.
The Scottish Government provides additional support to help households and businesses install low carbon heating technologies and to access the RHI. This includes the Home Energy Scotland and Resource Efficient Scotland advice services; low cost and interest free loans to help households and businesses spread the upfront costs of investment; as well as the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme, which is installing renewable heat measures in the homes of fuel poor households.