Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 31 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-29942 by Gillian Martin on 27 September 2024, in light of the minister's comment that "where communities have an ownership stake in energy production, we are seeing surpluses being used to support local employment and other initiatives", whether the proposals in the community wealth building bill will support the expansion of community-owned energy.
The 2024-25 Programme for Government confirmed the intention to introduce Community Wealth Building legislation in this parliamentary year.
Parliament will have the opportunity to scrutinise a Bill following introduction, and I look forward to engaging with colleagues on how we can ensure the legislation has the maximum, beneficial impact for the people and communities we serve.
We have undertaken detailed analysis of respondents’ feedback to our public consultation, which has informed the development of Community Wealth Building legislation and our overall approach to Community Wealth Building as an economic policy with strong relevance to other policy areas.