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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 2 April 2025
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Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

How do these rules align with or differ from the European Union ETS? Are there similar mechanisms around free allocations and rules within the EU ETS?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

Indeed.

The cabinet secretary mentioned the money for heat decarbonisation. She described what is in the level 4 budget figure, which is quite a big sum of around £360 million. However, the scope of the programmes that will sit underneath that is not very clear. I am not clear to what extent the £360 million meets the Government’s existing commitment on heat decarbonisation that it made several years ago. I am also not clear whether there is money underneath that budget line to develop supply chains, working with the industry.

Either now or after the evidence session, I am looking for a lot more detail as to what lies under that pretty chunky sum of money, whether we are on track to making homes warmer and cheaper to heat, and whether we are realising the amazing opportunities for people to come into the industry.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

I have quite a few questions, but I will keep them short and sweet.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

But you are not able to set that out at this point.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

You are not able to say where you think there might be more or less demand for individual programmes at this point in the year.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

I go back to my original question. Is there money and resource in the budget for supply chain development?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

Another issue that has been raised with us—this time by the Existing Homes Alliance—is the capacity of the Heat Network Support Unit. We have already talked about Government capacity, which has been a theme in our analysis of Government action on climate change. There is a call for that unit to have more resources so that we can start really rolling out heat networks at pace. We are all aware of the potential there, but it clearly needs an agency to make it happen and to build on some of the work that has been done around local authority and local heat and energy efficiency strategies.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

Is there new money there?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

My question on the back of that is around transparency. As you say, it is clear that there has been an assessment of whether a particular policy will result in a material change in carbon emissions, but, presumably, that could include absolutely every policy, so I am interested in where you draw the line on that. If there has been an initial assessment of whether policies will result in a material change, can that be made available? Is that publicly available?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Budget Scrutiny 2025-26

Meeting date: 14 January 2025

Mark Ruskell

Yes.