- 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-23534 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, whether there has been a change to the estimated carbon emissions reduction from the operation of the Home Insulation Scheme in 2009-10 and how that will be calculated.
Answer
Our initial estimate of potential emission savings under the Home Insulation Scheme remains as stated in my answer to question S3W-23534 on 12 May 2009. The Scottish Government''s analytical framework for carbon assessment is under continuing development and this may affect the calculation of future estimates.
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-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-23521 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, what processes and criteria are being used to select additional external partners to help deliver the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer
The Energy Saving Trust, as managing agent, is currently carrying out a procurement exercise to appoint the supplier offering the best deal for Home Insulation Scheme customers in a given area. This will be an open and competitive process in order to obtain value for money and to reflect EU procedures and regulations. It will be the responsibility of each supplier, when appointed, to enter into contracts as they see fit to ensure that the required skills are available to ensure installation of appropriate insulation measures in each area.
- 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-23517 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, 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
At this stage, it is not possible to estimate how many households will have insulation measures installed under the Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) that will be partly paid for. 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, 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-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-23532 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, what proportion of the work under the Home Insulation Scheme in 2009-10 is expected to cover hard-to-treat properties.
Answer
Households living in hard-to-treat properties will be assisted under the Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) through the provision of energy audits, benefits advice and social tariff checks. Figures for the number of such properties assisted will not be available until HIS delivery has begun and monitoring and evaluation has taken place. However, HIS will focus on the delivery of insulation measures such as loft and cavity wall insulation and for this reason we have selected areas which offer greater potential for these measures.
- 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-23530 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, how many households will be eligible to receive free insulation measures under the Home Insulation Scheme in the areas selected for 2009-10 and what proportion of households in those areas this represents.
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-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, 09 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 23 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the compulsory purchase orders issued in 2008 was for (a) road schemes, (b) other transport projects, (c) housing, (d) other private developments and (e) other types of project where Scottish Ministers were the confirming authority.
Answer
The following information is based on those compulsory purchase orders confirmed by the Scottish Ministers in 2008.
| Project | Number | Proportion (%)* |
| Road schemes | 3 | 33 |
| Other transport projects | 1 | 11 |
| Housing | 2 | 22 |
| Other private developments | 0 | 0 |
| Other projects | 3 | 33 |
| Total | 9 | 100 |
Note: *For ease of reference, figures have been rounded to the nearest percentage.
