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Scottish Government Tuesday 20 March 2018 SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Crown Office Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14954 by James Wolffe QC on 1 March 2018, what consideration will be given to the views of victims and witnesses as part of this process and how they are being consulted. (S5W-15126) James Wolffe QC: The protocol being developed by COPFS is designed to support effective consultation between pathologists instructed by the Crown and the Defence. The focussed nature of the protocol is such that reference to other jurisdictions is not relevant. The work has involved consulting with Forensic pathologists, who are the relevant expert witnesses, and will be further informed by consultation with the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates. The consultation protocol is designed to reflect the views of victims which have been received by COPFS and to reduce not only the number of required defence examinations but also delays in return of deceased persons to their family. Once agreed, the consultation protocol will be published on the COPFS website. Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14954 by James Wolffe QC on 1 March 2018, whether the conclusion and results of the review will be reported to the Parliament. (S5W-15127) James Wolffe QC: The protocol being developed by COPFS is designed to support effective consultation between pathologists instructed by the Crown and the Defence. The focussed nature of the protocol is such that reference to other jurisdictions is not relevant. The work has involved consulting with Forensic pathologists, who are the relevant expert witnesses, and will be further informed by consultation with the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates. The consultation protocol is designed to reflect the views of victims which have been received by COPFS and to reduce not only the number of required defence examinations but also delays in return of deceased persons to their family. Once agreed, the consultation protocol will be published on the COPFS website. Economy Pauline McNeill (Glasgow) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the potential impact on households in Scotland of the proposals in the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill, including the plan to remove the right of interested parties to appeal to the Competition and Markets Authority, and whether it has made or plans to make representations to the UK Government regarding this. (S5W-14626) Paul Wheelhouse: The Scottish Government have commissioned research looking at Scottish considerations for a price cap and this has shown that a cap can be beneficial for households which are struggling to afford their energy bills. I am concerned however that there are numerous areas where the price cap could have impacts on competition and consumers or create perverse incentives and so it is of utmost importance that the legislation is drafted properly, and there is proper recourse where issues are identified with the cap. I note that Ofgem are of the opinion that a Judicial Review process will allow adequate appeal for suppliers and interested parties and I am sympathetic to their aim to implement the cap as soon as possible, but I urge the UK Government to carefully assess whether they are comfortable with the limited appeal route and whether the legislation as it stands meets their stated aims for a cap. I wrote to Secretary of State, Greg Clark, earlier in the week to make my position on this clear. I understand that Ofgem will be consulting on the design of the cap and the Scottish Government will engage closely with this process to champion the needs of Scottish consumers and the Scottish energy market. Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how many cubic metres of gas are required on average to power the country for a (a) day and (b) week. (S5W-15019) Paul Wheelhouse: The volume of gas required to meet consumers demands is a reserved matter and one which the Scottish Government has no formal functions. The responsibility for ensuring consumers demands are met is carried out by National Grid and the gas distribution network operator in Scotland under their Transportation Licence obligations. The following link to SGN’s Long Term Development Statement provides information on the forecast annual and peak day demand for Scotland over the next 10 years from 2016-17. https://sgn.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Marketing/Pages/Publications/Docs-Long- Term-Development-Statements/SGN-LTDS-2017.pdf The Scottish Government works closely with National Grid – as well as with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Ofgem and Scotland’s gas distribution network operator – to ensure that the supplies of gas to Scottish consumers remain resilient, and that Scottish circumstances and priorities are taken fully into account. Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how many cubic metres of gas are required on average to power the country for a (a) day and (b) week during challenging winter weather. (S5W-15020) Paul Wheelhouse: The volume of gas required to meet consumers demands is a reserved matter and one which the Scottish Government has no formal functions. The responsibility for ensuring consumers demands are met is carried out by National Grid and the gas distribution network operator in Scotland under their Transportation Licence obligations. The following link to SGN’s Long Term Development Statement provides information on the forecast annual and peak day demand for Scotland over the next 10 years from 2016-17. https://sgn.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Marketing/Pages/Publications/Docs-Long- Term-Development-Statements/SGN-LTDS-2017.pdf The Scottish Government works closely with National Grid – as well as with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Ofgem and Scotland’s gas distribution network operator – to ensure that the supplies of gas to Scottish consumers remain resilient, and that Scottish circumstances and priorities are taken fully into account. Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any concerns regarding the security of gas supply and, if so, whether it has raised these with the UK Government. (S5W-15021) Paul Wheelhouse: Security of gas supply is a reserved matter and one in which the Scottish Government has no formal functions. The UK gas system is subject to regular assessments of security of supply through National Grid’s twice-yearly ‘Outlook’ publications, the biennial European gas risk assessment and other ad-hoc assessments. The following link to a report published in October 2017 by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy provides a strategic assessment of Great Britain’s gas security of supply. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/651297/gas- security-supply-assessment.pdf The Scottish Government works closely with National Grid – as well as with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Ofgem and Scotland’s gas distribution network operator – to ensure that the supplies of gas to Scottish consumers remain resilient, and that Scottish circumstances and priorities are taken fully into account. Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any industry shutdowns to ensure that residential homes continue to receive gas supplies. (S5W-15022) Paul Wheelhouse: The responsibility for gas balancing activities lies with National Grid where it provides relevant parties with information about potential or actual risks to the end-of-day National Transmission System physical system balance. There are a range of tools that National Grid use to ensure system balancing of supply and demand is met. The Scottish Government is not aware of any industry shutdowns that have occurred recently to ensure that residential homes continue to receive gas supplies, where National Grid has instigated this action. The Scottish Government works closely with National Grid – as well as with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Ofgem and Scotland’s gas distribution network operator – to ensure that the supplies of gas to Scottish consumers remain resilient, and that Scottish circumstances and priorities are taken fully into account. Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what level of gas storage is available to mitigate exposure to international gas markets and energy price volatility. (S5W-15024) Paul Wheelhouse: The storage of gas in the UK is facilitated through commercially operated storage sites and is monitored by National Grid as part of its responsibility to ensure system balancing of supply and demand. The following link to National Grid's, Gas Ten Year Statement for 2017 provides information on the availability of gas storage within the UK in Appendix 4. https://www.nationalgrid.com/sites/default/files/documents/GTYS %202017_3.pdf The Scottish Government works closely with National Grid – as well as with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Ofgem and Scotland’s gas distribution network operator – to ensure that the supplies of gas to Scottish consumers remain resilient, and that Scottish circumstances and priorities are taken fully into account. Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask
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