First Minister's Questions 29 May 2025

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🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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The First Minister answers questions from Party Leaders and other MSPs in this weekly question time. Topics covered this week include: Clare Adamson To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the Scottish Government’s latest engagement with the UK Government regarding its plans for the winter fuel payment and any implications for the Scottish Government’s work to deliver a universal Pension Age Winter Heating Payment in Scotland. Stephen Kerr To ask the First Minister, in light of it being almost five years since the Scottish Government committed to spending £60 million to renew every play park in Scotland and of reports that less than half of the funding has been spent, what action the Scottish Government is taking to ensure that children do not miss out on renewed facilities. Monica Lennon (S6F-04140) To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to maintain its policy aim of keeping pace with the EU on environmental protection. Willie Rennie To ask the First Minister for what reason there has reportedly been no financial agreement between the Scottish Funding Council and the University of Dundee, in light of the alternative financial recovery plan being launched four weeks ago. A full transcript of this week's First Minister's Questions is available here: https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/recent-publication?meeting=16416&iob=140223

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0:00.0	authority.
0:01.0	That concludes general questions.
0:03.0	The next item of business is First Minister's questions.
0:05.0	And at question number one, I call Russell Finley.
0:07.0	Thank you, Mr President.
0:09.0	The Climate Change Committee's new report sets out what this government needs to do to reach its 2045 net zero target.
0:18.0	They would have to reduce oil and gas production by 91%, which would devastate
0:23.5	the industry and our economy. They would have to ask homeowners to meet stringent and expensive
0:29.4	new energy standards. They would have to get more than half the population to drive. Electric
0:34.5	cars are vans by 2035. For cars, the current figure is just 2.2 percent, and for vans it is less than 1%.
0:44.5	This report lays bare the crippling cost to hardworking families and businesses.
0:50.9	Does John Swinney think the committee's proposals are realistic?
0:55.0	First Minister.
0:56.0	The Government will carefully consider the advice of the Committee on Climate Change
1:03.0	before setting out our proposed carbon budgets in secondary legislation in due course.
1:08.0	There are obviously a lot of policy proposals within the committee's recommendations.
1:13.6	The Government will consider those. But what I think is absolutely inescapable is that we have got to take action to tackle climate change in our society.
1:22.6	That is why the Government is absolutely committed to achieving net zero by 2045, because the
1:29.4	implications and the consequences of not doing so are very dramatic and very damaging for Scotland
1:35.7	and our economy.
1:37.2	Russell Finley.
1:38.2	So let's take a look at some of the specific suggestions in this report.
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