Question reference: S5W-17792
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 July 2018 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 10 August 2018
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-17390 by Paul Wheelhouse on 18 July 2018, what percentage of expenditure on improving the energy efficiency of Scotland’s buildings it expects to be spent on (a) rural and (b) urban buildings.
Answer
Energy Efficient Scotland is a long-term programme and as such, its development is on-going. Our Energy Efficient Scotland Transition Programme launched on 2 May for consultation with stakeholders, and builds on our existing programmes and earlier pilots and supports the continuing development of Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies.
Under our existing domestic schemes we already distribute funding based on an assessment of need, and take into account the additional costs associated with interventions in remote rural areas, which means that these areas, including all island communities, currently receive a higher than average per-capita spend.
Details of future programme delivery will be developed in partnership with each of Scotland's 32 Local Authorities and other partners, and will be set out in 2020. Further analysis will be undertaken to fully understand the breakdown of expenditure required (from public, private and third sector sources) to improve the energy efficiency of rural and urban buildings. There are a number of factors which will affect the breakdown of expenditure including built form, construction type and heat supply.