To ask the Scottish Executive how its recent budget announcement will impact on waiting times for the central heating programme. The Cabinet Secretaryfor Health and Wellbeing, Nicola Sturgeon, announced on 21 November 2007 that weare making £7 million available this financial year to accelerate up to 1,600 installations.If the rate of new applications continues at current levels, accelerating installationswill reduce the average time applicants would otherwise have to wait this winterand ease the pressure on the programme next year.