The Government recognises that the end of ECO4 will present challenges for businesses and workers across the home upgrades supply chain, including in Scotland. Through the Warm Homes Plan, we have committed £15 billion for home upgrades and are supporting the workforce to access new opportunities in clean heat and energy efficiency.

We have also established the Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce with trade unions and industry, to support the transition and build resilience in the workforce including assessing the impacts of ECO4 closure.

Energy efficiency is largely devolved, and Warm Homes Plan funding for England generates Barnett consequentials for the Scottish Government; it is for Scottish Ministers to allocate this funding to their own programmes. The Department continues to engage the Scottish Government on the transition.

In reality, crises do not respect borders or boundaries. It is essential that resilience is a shared responsibility between individuals, communities, businesses, local, devolved and national government across the UK to ensure we can effectively respond to risks wherever they occur.

We work in close cooperation at both official and ministerial level on resilience, organising regular ‘four nations’ meetings on resilience. These aim to complement the everyday work teams across government do to collaborate with counterparts in the devolved governments on risk and resilience, most recently convening in June.

This group discusses how each government is developing its own strategies and frameworks to strengthen resilience and identify opportunities for greater collaboration.

The UK Government is firmly committed to empowering local leaders and communities across the whole of the United Kingdom.

I regularly meet with Scottish Government Ministers to discuss how our two governments can work together to drive economic growth and improve public services.

During these discussions, I have consistently championed the vital role that local government plays. The UK Government already works closely with Scottish local authorities through our joint delivery of City Region and Growth Deals, and the new Local Growth Fund, and we will continue to encourage the Scottish Government to ensure that local councils across Scotland have the appropriate powers and resources they need to deliver for their communities.

We continue to monitor waiting times in the Employment Tribunal through regular engagement with HM Courts and Tribunals Service and the judiciary. Published timeliness data is not currently available on a Scotland-only basis and does not measure the time between a claim being received and the hearing being listed, instead the time from claim receipt to disposal is recorded.

Workers should be able to enforce their employment rights in a timely manner, and we recognise that there remain significant challenges for the performance of the Employment Tribunal. We are continuing to monitor demand and are working with the judiciary and HM Courts and Tribunals Service to increase capacity and improve efficiency of the Employment Tribunal, including through judicial recruitment, deployment of Legal Officers, modern case-management systems and remote hearings where appropriate.

Ministers commissioned GBE N's study of Scotland's potential for new nuclear last autumn.

The study indicates that Scotland has land areas with high potential for future development.

We remain open to discussions with the Scottish Government regarding opportunities for new nuclear in Scotland.

Ministers commissioned GBE N's study of Scotland's potential for new nuclear last autumn.

The study indicates that Scotland has land areas with high potential for future development. We remain open to discussions with the Scottish Government regarding opportunities for new nuclear in Scotland.

The UK Government continues to work constructively with the Scottish Government to increase living standards, improve public services, and drive economic growth.

The Prime Minister has spoken to the First Minister of Scotland following the recent Scottish Parliament elections and noted his desire for continued positive engagement between the governments.

The Secretary of State for Scotland has also written to the First Minister to discuss how we can work together in the interests of people in Scotland. The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister will shortly attend the next meeting of the Interministerial Standing Committee, and ministers across the UK Government continue to work closely with the Scottish Government on matters of mutual interest.

UKG publishes an IGR engagement dashboard on gov.uk detailing the number of meetings between the governments. The last publication was in March 2026, covering the period from July 2024-September 2025. The compilation for the next IGR dashboard quarters is underway and will be published shortly.

Effective intergovernmental relations remain a priority, and we look forward to working constructively with the new ministers in both governments. Scotland benefits from being part of a strong and successful United Kingdom where we pool resources, share opportunities and tackle challenges together.

The UK Government has maintained regular engagement with the Scottish Government regarding the delivery of its Reaching 100% (R100) programme and continues to work closely with Scottish counterparts to monitor progress and support delivery.

The R100 programme is scheduled to complete delivery by 2028. The Scottish Government is responsible for management of the contract including the timescales for delivery in particular locations, including in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East.

Oil and gas will be part of our energy mix for decades to come. The UK Government is working closely with the Scottish Government to support the North Sea energy sector, focusing on safeguarding the skills of the workforce and driving investment in the region to secure the industry's long-term future.

The government will launch the North Sea Jobs Service later this year - a national employment programme offering tailored end-to-end support for the current workforce seeking new opportunities in growing industries across the government’s industrial strategy sectors, including clean energy, defence, and advanced manufacturing.

We have provided clarity on the permanent windfall tax mechanism which will replace the Energy Profits Levy when it ends, as well as introducing ‘Transitional Energy Certificates’ which will give holders exclusivity over a specific area of the seabed adjacent to existing licenced blocks. We will continue to take the necessary steps to ensure that the North Sea’s crucial role in the UK’s energy landscape is supported for the future.

I refer the Honourable member to my answer of WPQ 120123.

Heritage funding and policy for Scotland is a devolved matter. DCMS officials engage with the Scottish Government on an ad hoc basis regarding developments and relevant issues including on the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS).

The LPWGS was extended for one year only from 1 April 2025. The website was updated in July 2025 to show that the scheme would run until March 31st 2026 or until the budget of £23 million was exhausted.

Official-level engagement has included an email exchange in January 2025 noting the scheme's extension for one year only and stating that there would be an upcoming review during the Autumn 2025 Spending Review. There was a subsequent meeting on 6 February 2025 to discuss further detail. Following email correspondence in January 2026, a meeting on 17 February 2026 was held to discuss the intention to close the LPWGS.

Details of ministerial meetings can be found in the quarterly ministerial transparency returns.