Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament am ar 28 Tachwedd 2023.
I thank the minister for advance sight of his statement, and I draw members’ attention to my entry in the register of members’ interests.
Timescales for action are already slipping since the first heat in buildings strategy was published. Why will the legislation take two years to introduce, given that people need to have homes now that are affordable to heat and power?
We have been told that £33 billion is needed to implement the strategy, so where will the money come from? People do not need warm words; they need warm homes, and they need Scottish Government leadership.
Given the failure to spend £133 million on retrofitting last year, what lessons have been learned to ensure that people are not ripped off when they try to do the right thing?