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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

The renewable energy sector in Scotland inquiry

Inquiry by the Scottish Affairs Committee, 9 December 2015 to 25 July 2016. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 24 February 2016: Niall Stuart, Chief Executive, Scottish RenewablesAndy Kerr, Executive Director, Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, Professor Keith Bell, Co-Director, UK Energy Research Centre, Simon Skillings, Senior Associate, E3G
  • 2 March 2016: Joan MacNaughton, Executive Chair of the World Energy Trilemma Study Group for the World Energy Council, Angus McCrone, Chief Editor, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
  • 14 March 2016: Counsellor Stephen Hagan, Spokesperson for Development, Economy and Sustainability and Lorna Richardson, Policy Manager, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, and Felix Wight, Development Manager, Community Energy Scotland; Ian Johnstone, Senior Consultant, Aquatera, Alistair Gray, Chairman, Hammars Hill Energy, and Neil Kermode, Managing Director, European Marine Energy Centre (at 2.00pm).
  • 15 March 2016: Matthew Bell, Chief Executive, and Professor Jim Skea, Committee on Climate Change.
  • 13 April 2016: Gareth Williams, Head of Policy, Scottish Council for Development and IndustryDr John Constable, Director, Renewable Energy Foundation, Professor Iain McLeod, Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland and the Scientific Alliance Scotland, Linda Holt, Scotland Against Spin
  • 9 June 2016: Lindsay McQuade, Policy and Innovation Director, ScottishPower; Kersti Berge, Head of Scotland, Ofgem, Phil Sheppard, Director of System Operator Operations, National Grid, and Andrew Huthwaite, Director of Commercial and Connections, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) (at 1.00pm); Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Scottish Government, and Chris Stark, Head of Energy Division, Scottish Government (at 2.00pm).
  • 14 June 2016: Lord Dunlop, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister of State, and Tom Luff, Head of Onshore Electricity Networks, Department of Energy and Climate Change.