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J enny Gilruth MSP, Cabinet Secretary Net Zero, Energy and Transport for Education and Skills Committee c/o Clerk to the Committee By email only Room T3.40 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh EH99 1SP [email protected] Friday 5 July 2024 Dear Cabinet Secretary, SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT BUDGET 2025/2026 The Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee has decided to focus our scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s budget for 2025/26 on the Scottish Government’s strategic spending to achieve the Climate Change Committee's "balanced pathway" to a net-zero Scotland by 2045.
In the immediate term, we have asked the UK Government to guarantee equitable funding to horizon 2020 participants in Scotland and to guarantee no funding gaps.
Capital funding
Noting the £13.9 million of capital savings in the net zero and energy budget, the Committee asked the Minister whether the Scottish Government intends to restore this funding.
The theme explored the allocation of funds for investment in domestic energy and efficiency and heat decarbonisation, future transport fund, low carbon infrastructure transition programme, sustainable and active travel and forest and peatlands.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 March 2022
The Fund was established in 2013, (succeeding the Renewable Energy Investment Fund) with funding from the Fossil Fuel Levy, to address market failure in capital funding in specific renewable energy sectors.
S5W-36114 Monica Lennon: To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that there is sustainable funding in place for specialist services provided by (a) Rape Crisis Scotland and (b) Women's Aid Scotland centres.
Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— First-tier Tribunal for Scotland General Regulatory Chamber Charity Appeals Cases and Upper Tribunal for Scotland (Composition) Regulations 2018 [draft]; Criminal Legal Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017 [draft]; Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Application and Modification of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016) (Scotland) Order 2017 [draft].