. • In the written evidence submitted for our scrutiny of the budget for 2024-25— o Industrial Museums Scotland called for funding to support contributions to Net Zero goals, specifically funding to install solar panels to reduce the energy costs for its members. o MGS’ submission stated, “not only is the funding in Scotland insufficient to meet the scale of demands of the sector for basic repairs and modest energy efficiency measures, but it does not even allow for consideration of the kind of upfront investment that would be needed to meet Net Zero policy targets for the whole sector”. o The National Theatre of Scotland had received a grant for solar panels, which it said has “resulted in considerable savings for the organisation” and “Capital funding which could enable organisations to save money on an annual basis whilst also contributing to the Scottish Government's Net Zero policy represent a virtuous circle which must be championed”. o A joint submission from six independent producing theatres called for an acknowledgement “that Net Zero and Fair Work First priorities have a significant financial impact on our fragile business models and cannot be implemented without extra...