- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether budget and resources will be made available in addition to the £15 million identified for the Home Insulation Scheme for publicity and promotion of the scheme and, if so, to what value.
Answer
The bulk of the publicity and promotion costs of the scheme are expected to be met from within the £15 million of Scottish Government funding allocated to the first phase of this scheme. Some complementary investment for these purposes may also be contributed by partners.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a target date by which it aims for all homes in Scotland to be insulated and, if so, to what minimum standard and by what date.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23524 on 11 May 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers have identified the areas to be covered by the Home Insulation Scheme in 2010-11 and, if so, on what basis the decisions were made.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23515 on 11 May 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when the first insulation installations will be carried out under the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer
The first installations of insulation under the scheme will take place later this year.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how the areas selected for the first year’s deployment of the Home Insulation Scheme were chosen.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23513 on 11 May 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a target date by which it aims to have insulated all homes eligible under the Home Insulation Scheme and, if so, to what minimum standard and by what date.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23524 on 11 May 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many households are expected to have insulation measures installed in 2009-10 that will be partly paid for under the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23517 on 11 May 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in the case of rented accommodation, whether any contributions towards the cost of insulation measures under the Home Insulation Scheme will be sought from tenants or landlords.
Answer
Contributions towards the cost of insulation measures under the Home Insulation Scheme may be sought from landlords and/or tenants.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any non-financial criteria will be used to determine eligibility for reduced-cost insulation under the Home Insulation Scheme and, if so, what impact such criteria will have on the level of any householder contribution.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23507 on 11 May 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what external partners will help deliver the Home Insulation Scheme and what roles they will play.
Answer
A range of external partners will play a role in the delivery of the Home Insulation Scheme. These include the Energy Saving Trust, which has been appointed by the Scottish Government as the managing agent for the scheme, energy companies, or their agents and installers. A provider or providers of benefits advice will also be sought. Other important stakeholders will include local councils, housing associations and other local partners.
