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I encourage the member and any of his constituents who are experiencing difficulty in the interim to contact Home EnergyScotland, which can provide them with advice and support to help them in reducing their overall energy costs.
The committee also asked for an update on the work that is being undertaken by the Scottish Government, the Scottish National Investment Bank, Local EnergyScotland, communities and developers.
Will the Scottish Government reconsider funding BioLPG boilers under the Home EnergyScotland grants for those properties, which will help in reaching net zero while ensuring that those households have adequate heating systems?
We also continue to work with Great British Energy on its local power plan to ensure that any support and funding that are provided through that initiative will work for local authorities in Scotland to develop their own energy projects...
Presently, there is a major housing crisis in many parts of Scotland. Local Government and in particular its largest city councils do not have enough homes available or in the pipeline to meet the needs of Scotland’s existing and new populations.
We need to consider the budget at Scotland’s disposal versus a four-nations approach to working together to decarbonise heating; after all, Scotland’sfunding does not work in a vacuum.
There is certainly enough area for wind farms to be developed. I know that a huge amount of Scotland’s renewable energy comes from southern Scotland, which covers those three local authorities.
S6M-03739: Karen Adam: A Public Heath Approach to the Prevention of Child Sex Abuse - That the Parliament notes the calls from NSPCC Scotland, Barnardos Scotland and Stop it Now!