- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23528 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, 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
We welcome the UK Government''s ambition to insulate all cavities and lofts by 2015 (which was reaffirmed in its UK Low Carbon Transition), and indicated that we believe this will not be met in Scotland unless changes are made to the framework for the delivery of the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and the obligation that supersedes it. The Home Insulation Scheme will contribute towards this ambition, but the degree to which it can be achieved will partly depend on decisions made around the future of CERT.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23542 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, what the terms will be for the significant loan measure on home insulation announced during the budget process 2009-10, specifically in relation to eligibility of both applicants and measures, repayment mechanisms and any process for repaid funds to be made available to future applicants to the scheme.
Answer
Details on the Scottish Government''s forthcoming household energy efficiency loans scheme shall be announced later this year.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23526 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, whether it has a target date by which it aims to insulate all hard-to-treat homes eligible under the Home Insulation Scheme and, if so, to what minimum standard and by what date.
Answer
Our target date for completion of door-step assessments of all eligible homes under the first phase of the Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) is 31 March 2010 with delivery of insulation in all suitable homes where owners want them by that date, or shortly thereafter. The Energy Saving Trust, as managing agent, will work with delivery partners to ensure that these measures are installed to a high standard. Monitoring of the quality of the measures installed will be a feature of HIS.
It is, however, likely that loft and cavity wall insulation will generally not be appropriate for hard-to-treat homes and that such properties will be assisted through the provision of energy audits, benefits advice and social tariff checks where appropriate.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23525 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, whether it has a target date by which it aims to insulate all easy-to-treat 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-27371 on 24 September 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: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23510 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, what proportion of households in each of the areas selected will be eligible for reduced-cost insulation measures under the criteria to be used for the Home Insulation Scheme, broken down by the level of reduction, and what proportion of the population lives in those households.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27367 on 24 September 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: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23529 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, what proportion of the £15 million allocated to the Home Insulation Scheme will be spent on (a) insulation materials, (b) labour costs to install insulation, (c) publicity and promotion and (d) administration.
Answer
It is estimated that the cost of the development, implementation, administration and marketing, including publicity and promotion, of the Home Insulation Scheme, by the managing agent for the scheme, the Energy Saving Trust, will be approximately £5.5 million. This funding will provide for a combination of direct delivery of services, including doorstep visits, data collection and tailored energy advice to up to 100,000 households, and management of the delivery of energy efficiency measures by third parties.
The bulk of the remaining funding has been allocated for the provision of energy efficiency measures which will include the cost of both insulation materials and labour costs to install insulation. This will include funding to cover additional costs in island areas. A small proportion of the overall funding will be used for scheme evaluation.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23515 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, in which areas the Home Insulation Scheme will be deployed in 2010-11 and what proportion of the total population resides in those areas.
Answer
The areas in which the Home Insulation Scheme will be deployed in 2010-11 have not yet been selected.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23538 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, what the expected total householder contribution will be to measures part-funded by the Home Insulation Scheme in 2009-10, given that the relevant areas have now been selected.
Answer
At this stage it is not possible to estimate what the expected total householder contribution will be to measures part-funded by the Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) in 2009-10. The householder contribution will depend on factors such as the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target offer for able to pay households that it is possible to secure as part of the procurement process. When HIS is fully underway and data is being collected for monitoring and evaluation purposes it will be possible to provide more informed estimates.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated to the Home Insulation Scheme in 2010-11.
Answer
In the Scottish Government''s draft budget for 2010-11, published on 7 September, £15 million has been allocated to the Home Insulation Scheme in 2010-11.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 24 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many home visits home energy advisers are expected to make by the end of 2009 under the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer
Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) assessors are due to begin visits to every house in a HIS area in early November, with the exception of those households who have previously responded by other means such as in response to a direct mailing. It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate the number of visits which will be made by the end of 2009. Our planning and funding framework is based on financial years, i.e. 2009-10 for the first phase. When HIS is underway and data is collected for monitoring and evaluation purposes it will be possible to provide more informed estimates.
