Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 13 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding any potential Barnett consequential funding arising from the forthcoming UK Warm Homes Plan, and whether it will publish any records of those discussions.
All Warm Homes Plan funding was announced in the UK Government's Autumn Budget on 27 November 2025. Scottish Budget allocations were confirmed in the Scottish Budget published on 6 March, which included an allocation of £300 million for Heat in Building programmes.
We discussed the key policy features of the Warm Homes Plan with the UK Government and the other devolved administrations at the Interministerial group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change on 26 January this year. The Communique from the meeting is available on the gov.uk website: Interministerial Group for Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Communiqué: 26 January 2026 - GOV.UK.