Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights

Ministerial post in the Scottish Government

The Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights was a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the minister did not attend the Scottish Cabinet but reported directly to the First Minister of Scotland. The only individual who held the post was Patrick Harvie, who was appointed in August 2021 after the Bute House Agreement.^[1]

History

The office was created in August 2021 alongside the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity after the Scottish Government agreed a power-sharing deal with the Scottish Green Party. Following the dissolution of the Bute House Agreement on 25 April 2024 the post was abolished.

Overview

Responsibilities

The specific responsibilities of the minister were:

• active travel
• Future Transport Fund
• energy efficiency
• heat networks
• heating and domestic energy transformation
• building standards
• new deal for tenants
• Future Generations Commissioner
• Serving as a member of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Legislation^[2]

List of office holders

References

1. "Patrick Harvie MSP - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
2. "New Ministers to be appointed". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

External links

• Scottish Government website