- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its ministers were consulted regarding the proposed abolition of the Sustainable Development Commission by the United Kingdom Government
Answer
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs wrote to the First Minister on 14 July, to inform the Scottish Government that she was planning to announce on 22 July that the UK Government would be withdrawing funding for the Sustainable Development Commission. The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment replied on 20 July, reserving the Scottish Government''s position.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what value it puts on the contribution made by the Sustainable Development Commission to its work in relation to energy, waste reduction, health and transport
Answer
The work of the Sustainable Development Commission has been valuable in informing Scottish Government policy development across a broad range of areas.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had discussions with the Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Executive regarding the future of the Sustainable Development Commission
Answer
Yes. Discussions are ongoing.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the work carried out on its Greener Scotland policy objectives by the Sustainable Development Commission, especially that regarding sustainable development and tackling climate change
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35435 on the 19 August 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the value of the advice and research carried out by the Sustainable Development Commission in relation to NHS Scotland and local authorities
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35435 on the 19 August 2010. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what value it puts on the scrutiny of its work that is carried out by the Sustainable Development Commission
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35435 on the 19 August 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it gives to the reports published by the Sustainable Development Commission
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35435 on the 19 August 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will retain the Sustainable Development Commission in Scotland
Answer
Scottish ministers are assessing their options with regard to the Sustainable Development Commission in Scotland and its functions, following the UK Government''s decision to withdraw funding from the end of the financial year.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what analysis it has carried out of the added value to its work arising as a result of its consideration of the Sustainable Development Commission’s reports
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35435 on the 19 August 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 6 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive further to the answer to question S3W-30350 by Alex Neil on 15 January 2010, how many of the households that requested insulation measures through the Home Insulation Scheme have had these measures installed, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The table below sets out the number of households in the areas covered by the first phase of the Home Insulation Scheme that were referred under that scheme for insulation measures. The table also shows the number of those households referred under HIS which have had insulation installed under the scheme up to 4 July. Households receiving more than one insulation measure are counted only once. Installations of insulation measures based on referrals from the scheme are still continuing.
All households referred for insulation measures under HIS should have such measures installed in due course providing that, following a technical survey their home is found to be suitable for the insulation measure proposed; the customer still wants the work undertaken and the installer is able to contact the customer to arrange to undertake the work, and, in cases where the householder is required to make a financial contribution, they are prepared to do so.
A telephone survey based on 1,000 interviews in HIS areas identified 681 respondents which had received a home survey. Of these 33% had not yet proceeded to receive an installation. The main reasons given by the customer for not proceeding included: they already have insulation (18%); their home is not suitable (13%); a perception that they are not eligible (10%); they do not now want the insulation (9%); concerns about their financial contribution (9%), and they are waiting for the installer to contact them (7%).
| Local council within which HIS area is located | Numbers of households for whom at least one referral for insulation under HIS was made | Numbers of households with at least one insulation installation under HIS (up to 4 July) |
| Orkney | 254 | 152 |
| Highland | 1,445 | 766 |
| Western Isles | 2,634 | 1,362 |
| Angus | 1,768 | 780 |
| Dundee | 1,972 | 859 |
| Glasgow | 2,297 | 802 |
| South Lanarkshire | 295 | 154 |
| Stirling | 2,425 | 877 |
| Edinburgh | 1,619 | 483 |
| Fife | 1,800 | 674 |
| Total | 16,509 | 6,909 |
These figure do not include referrals for insulation from households in HIS areas to the Energy Assistance Package (EAP). Outcomes from the EAP are reported separately on the Energy Saving Trust website:
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/scotland/Scotland-Welcome-page/At-Home/Energy-Assistance-Package/Programme-Statistics/Programme-Statistics-February-2010.
