- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends formally to respond to the Energy Saving Trust report, Potential for energy efficiency loans for carbon saving measures in Scottish homes.
Answer
The Scottish Government commissioned the Energy Saving Trust''s report,
Potential for energy efficiency loans for carbon saving measures in Scottish homes, to explore whether a domestic loan scheme would have any potential in Scotland to significantly reduce carbon emissions from housing.
We are now undertaking development work and will make an announcement later in the year.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executivewhether it has been informed by the Health and Safety Executive about a loss of cooling incident at the high level radioactive liquid storage tanks at the Sellafield nuclear power plant on 1 April 2009, given the proximity of the plant to Scotland.
Answer
Scottish Government officials are notified of any formally reportable events at all Scottish civil nuclear sites and also for incidents at Sellafield. Scottish Government officials were notified of this particular event on 2 April 2009.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executivewhether it has received a copy of the report by the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, Consequences in Norway of a hypothetical accident in Sellafield, and whether it intends to commission a similar study.
Answer
While nuclear safety is reserved and a matter for the Health and Safety Executive, consequence management for issues arising from any off site releases is devolved.
We understand the Health and Safety Executive has discussed the issue with the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority. Given the consequence management responsibility of the Scottish Government, I have asked that officials take account of the content of this report.
- 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 13 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when publicity and promotion for the Home Insulation Scheme announced in the 2009-10 budget will begin.
Answer
Publicity and promotion work is expected to begin within the next three months following selection of the areas to be covered in the first phase of the scheme.
- 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 12 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated carbon emissions reduction will be from the operation of the Home Insulation Scheme over the duration of the scheme and how that reduction will be calculated.
Answer
The carbon emission reductions arising from the operation of the Home Insulation Scheme will depend on the nature of the future roll-out of the scheme. The implementation of the first phase of the Home Insulation Scheme will be evaluated with a view to informing its development in subsequent years. The emission savings achieved will be calculated within the framework for standard carbon assessment being developed by the Scottish Government.
- 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 12 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what contributions to the Home Insulation Scheme are expected from external bodies, including local authorities, power companies, through the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target or other means, and housing associations, and how the value of these contributions is expected to be broken down.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committing £15 million of investment to the Home Insulation Scheme in 2009-10 and is seeking £15 million of complementary investment from other sources. These sources could, for example, include local councils and housing associations. Private householders and energy companies are also expected to contribute through the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target. On 1 May 2009, we wrote to councils seeking proposals for areas to be selected under the scheme and anticipated contributions from them, and their local partners, for the scheme. It is therefore too early to say how the contributions from the various partners will breakdown.
- 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 12 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether measures and safeguards will be put in place to ensure that the external partners selected to help deliver the Home Insulation Scheme are based close to the local delivery area in which the insulation work is being undertaken and, if so, what these are.
Answer
In delivery of the Home Insulation Scheme, we will aim to ensure that best practice procurement is followed to achieve value for money, balancing specification for the work with its cost effective delivery. The provision of advice to householders will be delivered from a local base within each area.
- 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 12 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive 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-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 12 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new jobs are expected to be generated as a result of the Home Insulation Scheme over the duration of the scheme and how that information is calculated.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23536 on 12 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 12 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publicise and promote the funding and services available from existing and complementary insulation funds and schemes from other providers when publicising and promoting the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer
In the delivery of the Home Insulation Scheme, reference may be made to complementary provision, where appropriate.
