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Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 16 July 2020.

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Photo of Fiona Hyslop Fiona Hyslop Scottish National Party

Yes. I completely agree with that and in fact I have already had active discussions on the issue with other ministers, such as the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Kevin Stewart. In relation to Mark Ruskell’s point about energy efficiency in buildings, the greenest building is one that is already built. It is important that, when it comes to the retrofit programme and moving to alternative energies, we use the powers that we have to develop jobs for young people, and develop skills and training, in sectors such as renewable energy, in particular in the retrofitting side of that industry. I would like to move rapidly on that.

We will need the agreement of different employers, too, and that will be one of the Government’s early priorities.