Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support the Government plans to provide to ensure a sustainable small-scale renewable energy sector in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

The Smart Export Guarantee, which came into force across Great Britain in January 2020, mandates that small-scale low-carbon electricity generators have the right to be paid for the renewable electricity they export to the grid.

This reflects our continued commitment to ensuring that low-carbon electricity – whether at the household level or the national level – is central to the transition to the smart and flexible energy systems of the future.