Question reference: S3W-06705
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 19 November 2007
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Current status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 27 November 2007
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were from assessment to completion of work carried out under the central heating programme in each year since 1999.
Answer
I have askedJames Hynd, Acting Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Hisresponse is as follows:
The centralheating programme did not start until September 2001.
The averagewaiting time on the central heating programme reported by the Managing Agent,from application to installation, since 2002-03 is shown in the following table:
| Year | Average Waiting Time (Months) |
| 2002-03 | 8 |
| 2003-04 | 8 |
| 2004-05 | 5-6 |
| 2005-06 | 5-6 |
| 2006-07 | 5 |
| 2007-08 (current) | 5-6 |