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Members’ corrections guidance (163KB pdf)

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Guidance on this process, including the admissibility criteria, can be found in the members corrections guidance (163KB pdf).

Correction

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee - 27 February 2024

Minister for Energy, Just Transition and Fair Work (Gillian Martin)

The Minister for Energy, Just Transition and Fair Work has identified errors in her contributions and provided the following corrections:

At col 3, paragraph 6

Original text—

“There is concern that, if we do not make the exemption for energy intensive industries, particularly in the high fuel price situation that we have at the moment”

Corrected text—

“There is concern that, if we do not make the exemption for energy intensive industries, particularly in the high electricity price situation that we have at the moment”

At col 4, paragraph 1

Original text—

"That will amount to quite a substantial sum if you think about the huge amount of fuel that is used by those particular industries."

Corrected text—

"That will amount to quite a substantial sum if you think about the huge amount of electricity that is used by those particular industries."

At col 5, paragraph 1

Original text—

"but this particular exemption is about large manufacturers that are particularly affected by inflation and high fuel costs"

Corrected text—

"but this particular exemption is about large manufacturers that are particularly affected by inflation and high electricity costs"

When a member has made a request to correct inaccurate information provided in Parliamentary proceedings and it satisfies the relevant criteria, the corrections will be published on this page.

Guidance on this process, including the admissibility criteria, can be found in the members corrections guidance (163KB pdf).

Very occasionally an editorial correction is required after the Official Report is finalised. Such corrections are entirely at the discretion of the Editor and will be published on this page.

Erratum

Meeting of the Parliament – 8 September 2022

The Minister for Transport (Jenny Gilruth)

There is an error in the contribution of Jenny Gilruth.

At col 82, paragraph 10—

Published text—

“we will not be pursuing any routes that look to privatisation in the future, and we are always considering unbundling.”

Corrected text—

“we will not be pursuing any routes that look to privatisation in the future, nor are we considering unbundling.”

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