Point of Order

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 2:30 pm on 2 May 2024.

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Photo of Maurice Golden Maurice Golden Conservative 2:30, 2 May 2024

On a point of order, Deputy Presiding Officer. I would like to correct the record. During the earlier members’ business debate, Alasdair Allan said:

“transmission charges result in higher electricity costs for residents of northern Scotland”.

This is not a debating point. That is not true. I will quote from the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee’s report on Scotland’s electricity infrastructure. In paragraph 131 of that report, Jack Presley Abbott of the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets is quoted as telling the committee:

“it is a fact that Scottish consumers pay the lowest transmission charges anywhere in Great Britain.”

I hope that that corrects the record.