 The next item of business is a statement by Paul Wheelhouse on publication of the Scottish energy strategy. The minister will take questions at the end of his statement, and so there should be no interventions or interruptions. I call on Paul Wheelhouse, 10 minutes please minister. Thank you, Presiding Officer. Today, with the publication of Scotland's energy strategy, we mark a significant advance in Scottish Government energy policy and indeed energy policy for this Parliament. It follows a major process of consultation, which covered not only the draft energy strategy but detailed matters relating to onshore wind, Scotland's energy efficiency programme, the development of local heat and energy efficiency strategies and district heating regulation. The strategy that we are publishing today is fully in line with our draft climate change plan and it supports our programme for government commitments and our ambitions for sustainable growth. It also sends a series of clear messages, our determination to decarbonise, our commitment to support the innovation and evolution of our energy system, our focus on inclusion and economic benefit and the development of supply chain opportunities and we make plain to the wider world that Scotland is an open, modern and excellent location for energy investment and collaboration. The strategy is accompanied by the onshore and wind policy statement confirming the value of onshore wind to Scotland's energy system, our economy and communities. 2017 has been an important year for the energy sector. We have seen dramatic reductions in the cost of offshore wind and more success for Scottish projects in securing long-term contracts that auction these developments and others in sectors such as floating wind energy, wave and tidal power generation provide a huge opportunity for the Scottish supply chain. Our programme for government, which is announced by the First Minister, contains new commitments on electric and other low-emission vehicles and our intention to support up to £60 million of new innovation funding under the low-carbon innovation fund, setting Scotland apart as a country at the vanguard of the global move to low-carbon energy systems. Scotland is also leading the way in promoting community and locally-owned renewable energy well ahead of the rest of the UK, giving the people in those areas a genuine stake in the nature and operation of their energy systems. I can announce today that the latest figures from the energy saving trust show an estimated 666 megawatts of community and locally-owned renewable capacity is now operating in Scotland, an increase of 12 per cent from last year's figure. I firmly believe that people want more opportunities like this and we will continue to work with industry and communities to make that a reality. Our local heat and energy efficiency strategies will set out a long-term prospectus for investment in new energy efficiency, district heating and other heat decarbonisation programmes. Indeed, a second consultation is now under way on the detail of those proposals. The strategy itself includes our vision for 2050 of a flourishing competitive energy sector delivering secure, affordable and clean energy for Scotland's household, communities and businesses. Scotland's social and economic wellbeing and the sustainable productivity and competitiveness of our economy depend on secure, affordable and reliable energy supplies. We can build on Scotland's existing industrial strengths, including harnessing the capabilities of our world-class oil and gas sector and leading industrial clusters such as Grangemouth as well as the growing strength that we have in all areas of renewable energy. Scotland's businesses are also well-placed to capture the economic benefits of developing and pioneering new approaches. Smarter ways to generate and store renewable energy and monitor energy use can open up fresh opportunities for consumers, with applications and technologies that can reduce both carbon emissions and energy bills. The move to electric and ultra-low-emission vehicles will create both opportunities and challenges for electricity and transport systems. A co-ordinated approach involving all stakeholders will help us to understand and tackle those opportunities and challenges in the best way possible. Scotland's energy efficiency programme places a renewed emphasis on reducing the energy consumption of our buildings and decarbonising their heat. Our earlier designation of energy efficiency as a national infrastructure priority underlines the economic benefits of those kinds of investment. We are determined to make our energy system as inclusive as possible, protecting and informing but also involving and empowering Scotland's consumers. However, for far too many households, energy is still unaffordable and the market is failing many Scottish consumers. Many of those fuel-poor households are part of a significant group that does not switch suppliers and are therefore on some of the most expensive energy tariffs. While recent moves by the UK Government to cap tariffs for certain consumers may help to reduce bills, that may be insufficient in isolation, and those must form part of a wider effort to ensure a fair market for all. That is why, in October, the First Minister announced the ambition to establish a new energy company. The aim is that the company will support economic development and contribute to tackling fuel poverty, as well as being owned by the people of Scotland and run on a not-for-profit basis. It is important to seek views and expertise as we further develop this proposal. Early feedback on the strategy consultation has been constructive and we are grateful for this input. In just one of those responses, the University of Edinburgh's Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability said that they would, and I quote, welcome exploration of a place for a Government-owned energy company to act on a not-for-profit basis, addressing market failures to assist in lessening instances of fuel poverty. Following the announcement of our aim in October, Dermot Nolan, chief executive of Ofgem, was widely quoted as saying Ofgem would, and I quote, welcome any form of potential new entry into the energy market, and we commit to a formal process of public consultation in the later part of 2018. Scotland has always set a high bar when it comes to our energy potential and goals and we are internationally recognised for the strength of our commitment to the development of renewable energy, particularly in electricity. I can confirm today that we are building on that progress by adopting two new and ambitious targets for 2030. First, the equivalent of 50 per cent of Scotland's total energy consumption for heat, transport and electricity to be supplied from renewable sources. That demonstrates our commitment to a low-carbon energy system and underpinning the continued successful growth of the renewable energy sector in Scotland. Secondly, an increase of 30 per cent in the productivity of our energy use across the Scottish economy. That means delivering more economic output for each unit of energy consumed across the economy. Alongside those important targets, we have developed six new strategic priorities that will summarise briefly. First, we will make greater efforts than ever to protect consumers from excessive costs while helping them to take advantage of new opportunities arising from energy. Secondly, we will continue to prioritise energy efficiency, supporting and improving the efficient use of energy in Scotland's homes buildings, industrial processes and manufacturing. Thirdly, we will continue to champion Scotland's renewable energy potential with an ever-greater focus on creating new jobs and supply chain opportunities. Fourthly, we will ensure that Scotland's homes and businesses can continue to depend on secure, resilient and flexible energy supplies. Fifthly, we will empower our communities by supporting innovative and integrated local energy systems and networks to help to drive local community and economic regeneration. Thirdly, we will continue to support investment and innovation across our oil and gas sector, including exploration, innovation, subsidy engineering, decommissioning and carbon capture utilisation and storage. The strategy includes a range of actions to deliver our goals. We have committed up to £20 million through an energy investment fund to support and stimulate renewable and low-carbon energy investments in 2018-19. That will build on the successes of the renewable energy investment fund. The vision of the funding support to include low-carbon technologies alongside renewables will ensure that future investment reflects the wider systems approach and local energy ambitions being encouraged within the strategy. Presiding Officer, today we are also publishing our onshore wind policy statement. We expect onshore wind to play a growing and invaluable role in our transition to a low-carbon future. The support and investment frameworks for onshore wind have fundamentally changed just as the technology is also changing with moves towards larger, more efficient turbines that have made onshore wind highly cost effective. We are determined to help to secure a route to market for new developments through policy changes at a UK-wide level and through our actions of our own. Our planning system already makes positive and practical provision for onshore wind, protecting our landscapes and ensuring that development goes ahead only in the right places. That will remain the case and ensure that onshore wind can continue to power Scotland's low-carbon future, while involving, regenerating and benefiting local communities. Presiding Officer, today's publication marks the next stage of a process rather than a full stop. We are determined to increase public and business engagement on our energy future. People are much more aware, interested and informed about energy issues, not just policy, but the ways in which technological and other changes can give households, businesses and communities more options and more control. As we move ahead, we need to take all of society with us. With the final climate change plan and Scotland's energy efficiency programme, we will develop a new approach, drawing on experts from a range of backgrounds. We will monitor the strategy annually, working closely with the Scottish Energy Advisory Board and its industry leadership groups. We expect to publish the first annual statement in 2019. Presiding Officer, Scotland has world-class skills, expertise and knowledge from the North Sea, oil and gas industry to our growing renewable energy sector, our academic institutions and our smaller start-ups. This strategy recognises and builds on our past, on our achievements to date and on Scotland's capacity for innovation. It confirms the vital role of energy efficiency, of our renewables potential and our desire to develop new local energy systems and to develop a Scottish supply chain to deliver a sustainable energy future. It places consumers and their interests more firmly than ever at the heart of everything that we do, and I commend Scotland's energy strategy to Parliament. The minister will now take questions on the issues raised in the statement, and I will allow around 20 minutes for that. Members, please press the request to speak buttons, please, and Alexander Burnett. Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and I thank the minister for early sight of his statement today on the Scottish Government's energy strategy. I also note my register of interest, particularly in relation to businesses involved in renewable energy. The publication of this strategy was long overdue, and, disappointingly, the delay does not appear to have resulted in more substance. We welcome the overarching goals for 2050, and the support and recognition of Scotland's island wind, and the UK's Government's role in the contracts for difference process. However, the remainder of the strategy provides no detail of what should be achieved and how between now and 2050. The only indication of further detail is the route map for Scotland's energy efficiency programme, which will not appear until May next year. Of the six pages of strategic priorities, only two Scottish Government actions give financial commitments. The remainder consists of promises of further engagement, further development of aims and mere words of support. Once again, this is a Government strategy, long on rhetoric but short on detail. As it looks like a draft strategy, when will we see some details of targets and actions to be achieved before 2050? Paul Wheelhouse. I want to point out a few things to Mr Burnett through himself. First, this is not delayed at all. We published the draft strategy in January for consultation by end of May. We committed to publishing the strategy by the end of this year, and we have delivered on our commitment to do so. For Mr Burnett to claim that it has been delayed, I can understand the industry's excitement about the strategy being published, because it strongly supports the direction of travel in which the Scottish Government is going. Obviously, we are eager to see the final document, but Mr Burnett is frankly wrong that this is delayed at all. In terms of the detail, I challenge him that this is a process that has involved considerable consultation with the Scottish Energy Advisory Board and the industry, and it is strongly supportive of the list of actions that we have published. We have seen it in concert with the climate change plan, which will be published early in the new year, and it has been developed using the time model. It is a very thorough document that is warmly welcomed by industry, and we understand that the UK Government is looking closely at taking a similar line to the Scottish Government in the approach that we have taken to a whole-system approach here. Just as in many other decisions that we have taken ahead of UK ministers, whether it is on underground coal gasification, I believe, in due course on fracking as well, I think that Mr Burnett will find that the UK Government has plans to take a similar approach to the Scottish Government in this respect. Jackie Baillie I thank the minister for advance copy of his statement. There is much to welcome in the energy strategy, but, as ever, the Government will be judged by its actions. The minister talks about the renewable sector's potential and having an even greater focus on creating new jobs and supply chain opportunities. We agree. It is fair to say that the major investment in renewables so far has not led to a significant number of jobs or supply chain opportunities retained in Scotland. He will be well aware of the recent problems with BiFab, and I welcome the efforts of the workforce, the trade unions and indeed the Scottish Government in ensuring the future of the yards. However, it is clearly the case that the overwhelming majority of the investment in, say, the Beatrice project, to take one example, has gone overseas. Six billion pounds of development was less than 4 per cent of that value being retained in Scottish manufacturing. I say that it is surely not beyond us to retain a greater proportion of work and jobs at home. There is scant detail in the energy strategy that tells us how you will do that, so can the minister tell us now what he will do to ensure that opportunities turn into reality? Paul Wheelhouse I thank Jackie Baillie for the constructive tone in which she has addressed her question. I would certainly reiterate the point that I have said in my statement that we propose to monitor the delivery on it, and I fully accept that we have to deliver on a strategy now that we have it, and to report annually on it. You can judge us as we go ahead, and I am sure that Ms Baillie will do that in her usual robust style, but I look forward to engaging with her on that. She is right to identify that there are some examples of projects that have a low Scottish content—low UK content even—which is frustrating to UK ministers and of course to ourselves and the Scottish Government. There are some very good examples, such as the Novenovations project up on the Blue Mill Sound, which I think was 80 per cent Scottish supply chain—that is an exemplar—but we have to try and make sure that more projects are hitting that kind of milestone if we can achieve that. I am not sure—I do not recognise the full figures that she said in relation to Beatrice. Apologies, Presiding Officer, but we understand that a higher percentage is shared than I think was implied by Jackie Baillie and her response. Of course, the operation and maintenance expenditure will all be local through harbours like WIC, which is being widely regenerated, which is a very welcome development. I want to reassure Ms Baillie and members in the chamber that we are taking the issue of supply chain content extremely seriously. I have chosen to flag up on the strategy as a strong priority for the Government. Through groups like the offshore wind industry group, which has a specific supply chain focus and the increased focus of the oil and gas industry leadership group on supply chain issues, I promise Ms Baillie and others that we are taking ever greater interest in the issue. I am sure that Ms Baillie and others will do so. I have quite a few requests to speak, so if we are fairly succinct, everyone should get in. Richard Lochhead, followed by Donald Cameron. I welcome the minister's statement on the progress on community and locally-owned renewable energy and his comments on the work that is taking place to establish a publicly-owned energy company in Scotland. Can you reassure the chamber that such a company would be the heart of his energy strategy going forward, given that in today's society we still experience unacceptable levels of fuel poverty, and much of the profits and exploits from energy resources in this country go overseas? Therefore, a publicly-owned energy company is one way in which the people of Scotland can get much more benefit from the abundance of energy resources on their own doorstep. Paul Wheelhouse. I thank Mr Lochhead for his question. He hits on an issue that is really important. Clearly, the strategy states our rationale for setting up a new ambition of a new energy company, largely being around the levels of fuel poverty that are in Scottish society, being unacceptably high. In 2016, 26.5 per cent of Scottish households were fuel poor at that point, and many of those fuel poor households are part of a significant group that we know do not switch suppliers, which is proving very sticky in the market that people are not switching for less expensive energy tariffs. We set out the intention in terms of the energy strategy of putting in place our ambition around setting up an energy company vehicle that supports economic development, but, crucially, contributing to tackling the drivers of fuel poverty in Scotland. We will consult on that in the course of 2018, and it will be a formal consultation that will give opportunities to all stakeholders, including members across the chamber, to feed their thoughts into the role and remit of such an organisation. However, central to our concern is around the level of trust that consumers in Scotland have in the energy market and the need to improve our approach to tackling inequality and promoting inclusive growth. I certainly welcome Mr Lockhart's interest. I know that he has had a long-standing interest in this issue, both as a minister and a back-bencher, and I look forward to working with him and others in the chamber to bring this forward into the course. Donald Cameron, followed by Lewis MacDonald. Thank you. Can I refer to renewable energy in my register of interests? Notwithstanding the comments in the statement and in the onshore wind policy statement, does the minister genuinely believe that wild land can be protected whilst at the same time delivering increased onshore wind? Does he recognise the very significant concerns of many environmental groups, as well as a huge number of local communities who feel that our natural landscape has already been compromised by onshore wind? Paul Wheelhouse. I wouldn't have today time to go through the onshore wind policy statement, but we do recognise those issues in the documents. Obviously our twin ambitions of improving our performance in terms of delivering renewable energy have to be taken in the context of protecting important landscapes as best we can and taking full account of those issues in considering planning applications. Both the Cabinet Secretary and I consider section 36 consent for over 50 megawatt projects. It's very much part of our consideration looking at wild land issues. It's not a formal designation, as Mr Cameron knows, but it's also important that we recognise that within the process. That's an improvement that we've made to the planning system in Scotland. I think that it's one that's been warmly welcomed. There are a number of sites that have not entirely been rejected on the grounds of wild land, but it's been a contributory factor to a rejection of a planning application. Equally, we don't want to portray a picture that wild land will be a barrier to development of sensible projects in good locations. It's obviously a matter that we balance against other factors such as economic impact and contributing to tackling climate change, which should be a priority for us all in this chamber. Lewis MacDonald, followed by John Mason. Thank you very much. The minister described six new strategic priorities, all of which I thought are recognised as the existing and, indeed, the well-established energy priorities of his Government. Can he tell us what is new about these priorities and, in particular, what new initiatives he will now take to support investment and innovation across our oil and gas sector? Paul Wheelhouse. I welcome Mr MacDonald's comment. He is right that there is some consistency in terms of some of the priorities that we have taken forward, but we have provided a lot of detail in terms of each of the six priorities, the specific actions that we propose to take forward in relation to them all. I suppose that it's a reassurance that our strategy has been along the right lines, obviously informed by members in this chamber but also by stakeholders outside the chamber, but we're putting some meat on the bones in terms of specific actions that we want to take forward. He mentioned specifically oil and gas, so I just want to respect the point that he's raised there by saying that we are obviously taking forward a new forum that will help us to take forward work with academia and industry around CCS and hydrogen, which is part of enabling the industry to have a part in the low-carbon transition. We want to commission evidence on the impact of technology and market barriers, regulatory barriers around hydrogen and CCUS opportunities in Scotland. We are supporting the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage project at St Fergus in the north-east of Scotland, and we are going to continue to work with the UK Government on oil and gas authority to progress those Scottish carbon capture usage and storage interests. There are a number of measures there, which I can direct Mr McDonnell to. We'll perhaps give him in letter form a full detail there, but I want to reassure him that we are putting meat on the bones in each of these strategic priorities. John Mason, followed by Mark Ruskell. The minister talked about smarter ways of storing energy. I wonder if he could expand at all about how he thinks that we can expand Scotland's capacity for storage of energy. Sorry, Paul Piohouse. Sorry, thank you, Presiding Officer. Mr Mason raises an important point. Storage is critical not just to our own approach, but to that of the UK Government as well, and indeed internationally. It's becoming a greater than ever focus on energy policy in the areas of storage. The application of storage technologies will be strategically important and deliver real benefits for Scotland, and the hint to be placed a great emphasis on it in our strategy. We obviously in Scotland have existing capacity in terms of pumped hydra storage, and that is crucial in that area. Scotland already hosts key facilities such as a crook in the foyers, which are providing a facility for the GB system. These stations can store large amounts of water, releasing that energy when demand on the system is high, and it is crucial for black-start capabilities as well. We also believe that investment in new pumped hydra storage capacity would greatly enhance the flexibility and resilience of our electricity network. We are also working on areas such as smart systems and the UK smart systems and flexibility plan. We believe that regulatory changes are crucial for increasing Scotland's storage capacity in relation to that. We also support off-gem's on-going work-to-facility co-location of storage and renewables obligation and feed-in tariff accredited projects to try and experiment with how we make use of storage to support intermittent sources of energy to become a more reliable feature in terms of both black-start and providing resilience in the system, which I'm convinced that it can do if we get the strategy right. Mark Ruskell, followed by Graham Dey. I welcome this energy strategy, in particular the green box on page 63, which embeds the fracking ban into the energy strategy in the way in which the Green Party requested in this parm just a few weeks ago. I want to ask about waste incineration, minister, because we see 11 waste incinerators that have either been built or are being proposed in Scotland at the moment. This is raising concerns about our ability to meet Scotland's recycling increase in our recycling rate. There are concerns about the impact on communities, and many developers are actually citing the market downturn and the value of recyclers as a reason for why more incinerators should be built. It's clearly that there's a loophole in the waste regulations here, so why is there no reference to energy from waste in the energy strategy and when will the Scottish Government actually review this? Paul Wheelhouse. I certainly recognise a strong community interest in issues such as waste incineration. Our strategy sets out. We're not wanting to be tied to any specific technology. I'm sure that Mr Ruskell, whose very experiences and matters we'll see in the strategy, we're not being specific about which technologies dominate in 2050. Indeed, we set out some scenarios around the greater use of electricity or hydrogen just to present some alternative pathways. When it comes to issues like waste to energy projects, the specific issues that Mark Ruskell raises are ones that I'm happy to engage with, with colleagues such as Roseanna Cunningham who has responsibility in areas of recycling and waste, so I don't want to tread on Ms Cunningham's toes in terms of portfolio responsibilities, but I'm happy to engage with Mr Ruskell to understand better the concerns he has in the communities that he represents and we'll obviously take that in the round. This is a living document. It will be updated as time goes on. We've got a chance for Parliament to influence it as we go forward and we hopefully will report back in the response that I gave to Ms Bailey about performance as we go on as well. It's quite clear I'm not going to get through that, but could we speed up a bit, please, with both questions and answers? Graham Day followed by Liam McArthur. I wonder if the minister might outline the role he sees for offshore wind in the delivery of queen green energy, particularly in the first of fourth and tey. Can I ask him how the Scottish Government will facilitate progress on those developments off the coast of Angus in Fife, so we can recover some of the near three-year delay caused by the failed legal challenge that was mounted against them? Paul Wheelhouse. Focuss in two things. Firstly, we are very strongly supportive of offshore wind development. We believe that it's highly cost-competitive in comparison with nuclear energy. We know that the strike price that's been agreed by the UK Government is around £92.50 per megawatt hour for Hinkley Sea. It's the region of £57.50 per megawatt hour for the latest Murray offshore project. Indeed, the fourth and tey projects are seeking to bid for, in the case of Norton Agwea. There's already a CFD secured, or yet to secure CFD contract for difference, Presiding Officer. That is very important. We expect it to be very competitive projects and this is driving down the cost of electricity for consumers whereas nuclear is potentially pushing it up. We do strongly support it. We are working closely with stakeholders like the RSPB, renewable energy developers themselves and the conservation agencies to ensure that we take a balanced approach to developing this technology. It's vital for our low-carbon future but also protecting and enhancing the wildlife so that we can engage positively with all parties and I'm confident that we can do so. Liam McArthur, followed by Ruth Maguire. I welcome the publication of the strategy and also declare that I am in receipt of both fit and RHI payments. Given its strategic priority, what assurances can the minister give that the upcoming warm homes bill will contain ambitious measures to improve energy efficiency? Given that consumers across the islands and islands, including in Orkney, pay a surcharge of 2p a unit for energy at the same time as having the highest levels of fuel poverty in the country, what steps will he take to make the case for socialising energy costs across the country? Paul Wheelhouse. We are already continuing to commit significant funding for tackling energy efficiency in our housing stock. It's one area where, sadly, comparable schemes in the rest of UK have ceased but the Scottish Government has committed £0.5 billion over the lifetime of this Parliament to supporting the roll-out of seep. Clearly, we are looking at some very innovative and important projects, including Mr MacArthur's constituency through the low-carbon infrastructure transition programme and the seep pilots as well, to ensure that we are developing the right approaches and the right circumstances with taking some of the learning out for a private sector so that we can do risk investment in this area. The £1 billion is estimated to be the cost to bring our housing stock and energy efficiency standards up to the levels that we want to attain by 2030. Clearly, we want to work the private sector. The programmes that we have put in place and which are substantially funded by the Government will benefit Mr MacArthur's constituency and will look to develop supply chain opportunities in areas such as Orkney to support that work at a local level. Ruth Maguire, followed by Maurice Golden. Earlier this year, the First Minister said that he would like to hear about the potential of our seas and can he confirm the Scottish Government's future plans for the technology in Scottish waters? I can certainly concur with Ruth Maguire. High Wind is a very exciting project. Perhaps because of its innovative nature and its origins, we did not secure as much supply chain opportunity in that as we would like, but it is crucially demonstrating that technology in the Scottish context. We are confident that it is already helping to drive further interest in investment in offshore floating wind. The Crown Estate Scotland is already taking forward plans for further licensing rounds up to 2030 and is specifically looking at what provision can be made for both fixed, traditional offshore wind, but now increasingly floating offshore wind which will hopefully benefit many constituencies across the country. I look forward to working with both Crown Estate Scotland and Marine Scotland in doing that. Maurice Golden, followed by Claudia Beamish. What level of feasibility has been undertaken to establish the commercial and operational viability of the state-owned energy company? As I set out in my response to Mr Lockhead considerable work is going on at this time to establish the nature of the challenges we face, it is a challenging thing as I am sure Mr Golden would recognise to create an energy company. We have been doing work extensively with stakeholders but we propose to have a formal consultation in the next year. At this present time we are working on a strategic case which is being developed through private contract to help support the Government in providing the necessary underpinning analysis that would allow us to take forward our work. I hope that in due course we are able to talk more of that with Mr Golden's interests but we are doing the necessary due diligence. It is a very serious issue but I can assure members in this chamber that we are taking it very seriously. At the last question in this statement is Claudia Beamish. Building on the last question can the minister give any more detail on the proposed energy company from the feedback on the strategy consultation particularly how the SNP will help to tackle fuel poverty not least in rural Scotland? In terms of the points that I have made in my statement, we have identified that a number of stakeholders are very supportive of the principle of taking forward this work and indeed it is very welcome that Ofgem has been widely quoted as being supportive of our efforts here. It has only been 71 days that I have had to remind myself since the announcement in October and perhaps it is not reasonable to be expected to provide a blueprint but I want to assure Claudia Beamish and other members in the chamber who have expressed their interests through parliamentary questions and other routes that fuel poverty is a key driver for why we are trying to do this. We obviously have an interest in protecting consumers. There are innovative ideas around price caps and other measures that have been put forward but clearly we think that in isolation that may not be successful at its own right and competition within the market but we will flip back from 98 per cent in 2013 to around 80 per cent today and that is thought to be one means by which downward pressure can be maintained on prices but we are happy to engage with Claudia Beamish as our plans come forward. That concludes questions on the publication of the Scottish Energy Strategy. Apologies to those who wished to ask questions and weren't able to.