Mentions:
1: McAllan, Màiri (SNP - Clydesdale) complete the list of the UK Government’s failures by noting its inexplicable failure to support the Acorn carbon - Speech Link
2: Dunbar, Jackie (SNP - Aberdeen Donside) climate change targets, Scotland will need an additional £5 billion to £6 billion of investment in low-carbon - Speech Link
3: McAllan, Màiri (SNP - Clydesdale) failure to deploy onshore and offshore wind in England. - Speech Link

Mentions:
1: Ruskell, Mark (Green - Mid Scotland and Fife) Those included carbon capture and storage, blue hydrogen and bioethanol. - Speech Link
2: Rowley, Alex (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) For example, carbon capture and storage and the use of hydrogen as an energy source have not been deployed - Speech Link
3: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) in carbon capture, usage and storage. - Speech Link
4: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) might contribute to carbon capture, utilisation and storage. - Speech Link

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Asked by: Boyack, Sarah (Scottish Labour - Lothian)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many ministerial working groups there are that are currently in operation across the Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy portfolio, and whether it will provide a list of any such groups.

Answered by Gray, Neil - Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care

There are 21 Ministerial Working Groups that fall under the remit of the Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy Portfolio which are currently in operation. They are:

1. Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Ministerial Forum

2. Community Wealth Building (CWB) Bill steering Group

3. Construction Leadership Forum

4. Fair Work Oversight Group

5. Financial Services Growth & Development Board (FISGAD)

6. Grangemouth Future Industry Board

7. Hydrogen Industry Forum

8. Industry Leadership Group Chairs Roundtable (ILG CRT)

9. Manufacturing Strategic Leadership Group

10. National Strategy for Economic Transformation Delivery Board

11. New Deal for Business Group (NDBG)

12. Non-domestic energy consumers working group

13. Oil and Gas and Energy Transition Short Life Working Group

14. Onshore Wind Strategic Leadership Group

15. Retail Industry Leadership Group [please note this group is economy related but chaired by the Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning]

16. Rural energy consumers working group

17. SEAB: the Scottish Energy Advisory Board

18. Tourism & Hospitality Industry Leadership Group

19. Trade Board

20. Vulnerable energy consumers working group

21. Wellbeing Economy Expert Advisory Group (WEEAG)

Please note these groups will be kept under review.

Mentions:
1: None The UK has a strong base of low-carbon businesses to build on, with more than 400,000 jobs now in low-carbon - Speech Link
2: None capture, utilisation and storage, the transformation of electricity networks, hydrogen, nuclear and - Speech Link