- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 29 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22033 by John Swinney on 27 March 2009, what the energy performance certificate grade was of each of the 78 buildings referred to.
Answer
Legislation on the energy performance of buildings was introduced under the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008 as a result of an EU Directive. This legislation came into force for existing buildings on 4 January 2009. Energy performance certificates are therefore not required for buildings subject to new leases or renewal of existing leases prior to that date.
The Scottish Government, however, recognises its leadership role for the wider public sector and we will be working to produce EPCs for the main buildings on our core estate during 2009. This approach will mean that the Scottish Government has gone beyond the minimum statutory requirements, underlying its commitment to leading by example.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 27 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received identifying a loophole in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 2000 relating to problems being experienced by residents and communities in Edinburgh as a result of holiday lets.
Answer
We have received letters from three Members of the Scottish Parliament claiming that there is a loophole in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 2000, in that the regulatory regime established by that Order does not cover holiday lets.
In fact, the system of licensing of houses in multiple occupation is a regulatory regime with conditions designed to protect tenants whose principal or only residence is a multiply-occupied house. The legislation was not designed to cover holiday lets.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 23 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the (a) dates and (b) minutes of the meetings it had with representatives of Community Service Volunteers regarding changes to funding for the voluntary sector.
Answer
A three year grant to Community Service Volunteers for its Retired and Senior Volunteers Programme came to its planned and expected conclusion at the end of March.
On 5 February 2009, I met the Director Scotland and a board member of CSV to discuss the contribution it could make to advancing volunteering. Officials from the Third Sector Division met representatives of CSV on 24 November 2008 and 2 February 2009 to discuss their request for a further grant for its Retired and Senior Volunteers programme, which matches volunteers to local projects. No minutes were taken of these meetings.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 23 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether discussions have taken place with representatives of Community Service Volunteers to make them aware of the changes to funding for the voluntary sector.
Answer
A three year grant to Community Service Volunteers for its Retired and Senior Volunteers Programme came to its planned and expected conclusion at the end of March. Various discussions have taken place over the last nine months or so at official and ministerial level about the possibility of a further grant, which is not possible under the new arrangements for funding local projects by local authorities.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 23 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it wrote to representatives of Community Service Volunteers to make them aware of the changes to funding for the voluntary sector and, if so, when.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17400 on 11 November 2008. 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: Tuesday, 24 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 23 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether representatives of Community Service Volunteers agreed to changes to funding for the voluntary sector.
Answer
The concordat with local authorities reinforces the principle that local delivery decisions should be made locally to ensure the delivery of local outcome agreement. Third sector organisations such as Community Service Volunteers can make a contribution to delivering single outcome agreements by engaging with community planning partnerships and local authorities.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 21 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what policies it has in place to promote the use of low-carbon vehicles.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21476 on 21 April 2009. 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: Friday, 27 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 21 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what policies it has in place to promote the use of electric vehicles.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21476 on 21 April 2009. 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: Friday, 27 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 21 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what policies it has in place to promote the uptake of electric vehicles.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21476 on 21 April 2009. 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: Friday, 27 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 21 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what policies it has in place to promote the development of low-carbon vehicles.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21476, on 21 April 2009. 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.
