Tackling Fuel Poverty

As an amendment to motion S4M-05424 in the name of Margaret Burgess (Tackling Fuel Poverty), leave out from first "recognises" to end and insert "expresses concern at the high levels of fuel poverty in Scotland, which, according to Energy Action Scotland, now affects 900,000 households; calls on the Scottish Government to provide greater clarity on its current budgetary commitment on fuel poverty and energy efficiency measures; commends the UK Government for the action that it is taking to reduce consumer bills though the UK Energy Bill and various energy efficiency measures, such as the Green Deal; urges the Scottish Government to fully detail its proposals for the National Retrofit Programme; condemns what it considers to be a paucity of ambition from the Scottish Government, which has seen it fail to fully engage with the micro-renewables sector; notes that Poland and other countries are now constructing social housing heated entirely by micro-renewables, and calls on the Scottish Government to review its energy policy, which, through its over-reliance on large-scale wind farms, is a major contributory factor in escalating domestic energy costs."