Written Question · S6W-10674 · Session 6
What its response is to reported warnings and advice from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Scottish Fire and Rescu…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported warnings and advice from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in relation to the risk of people using candles and naked flames in their homes because of unaffordable energy bills and the cost of living crisis.
The answer
The Cost of Living Crisis represents an unprecedented challenge and is undoubtedly having an impact on communities across Scotland. Effective fire safety, to prevent fires and reduce their impact, remains a priority for the Scottish Government and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) and this was reflected in the latest Fire and Rescue Framework published earlier this year: Fire and rescue framework 2022
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .
Our Programme for Government set out to use our Emergency Budget Review to double our Fuel Insecurity Fund to £20 million, which has helped households at risk of self-disconnection, or self-rationing their energy use, since late 2020. Support is provided to people either as fuel vouchers, or via direct payments to their energy suppliers, and is available to people on any tariff type and using any kind of fuel.
The Scottish Government has produced Home Fire Safety advice which can be found here: Home fire safety
- Fire and rescue
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . SFRS also have fire safety advice relating to candle use on their website: Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (firescotland.gov.uk) .
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .
Our Programme for Government set out to use our Emergency Budget Review to double our Fuel Insecurity Fund to £20 million, which has helped households at risk of self-disconnection, or self-rationing their energy use, since late 2020. Support is provided to people either as fuel vouchers, or via direct payments to their energy suppliers, and is available to people on any tariff type and using any kind of fuel.
The Scottish Government has produced Home Fire Safety advice which can be found here: Home fire safety
- Fire and rescue
- gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . SFRS also have fire safety advice relating to candle use on their website: Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (firescotland.gov.uk) .
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-10674 by reference.