- 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 the deployment of the Home Insulation Scheme in 2009-10 is on a pilot basis, with various options for delivery in subsequent years being considered, or whether one model for the scheme has been agreed for use across the whole of Scotland.
Answer
The implementation of the Home Insulation Scheme will be evaluated with a view to informing the development of the scheme in subsequent years.
- 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 which areas the Home Insulation Scheme will be deployed in 2009-10 and what proportion of the population resides in these areas.
Answer
The areas in which the Home Insulation Scheme will be deployed in 2009-10 have not yet been selected.
- 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 processes and criteria will be used to select external partners to help deliver the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer
The Scottish Government has used powers under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 and Environmental Protection Act 1990 to appoint the Energy Saving Trust as the managing agent for the scheme. The Scottish Government, together with the Energy Saving Trust, will establish a suitable process to secure involvement of an energy company or companies to deliver measures that will contribute to their obligations under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT).
- 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 insulate all hard-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 .
- 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 eligibility for reduced-cost insulation under the Home Insulation Scheme by means-testing聽will be determined and how the level of householder contribution will be calculated.
Answer
Aspects of the Home Insulation Scheme, including eligibility for free or reduced cost measures, are still being finalised.
- 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 by what date ministers expect the Home Insulation Scheme to have been rolled out to all areas of Scotland.
Answer
We welcomed the UK Government''s ambition to insulate all cavities and lofts by 2015 (in the recent Heat and Energy Saving Strategy consultation), 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, and towards our own CO
2 reduction target, but the degree to which it can be achieved will partly depend on decisions made around the future of CERT.
We recognise the need to make substantial progress in our existing housing stock to meet our climate change ambitions. Whilst resources are tight, we have made a significant start in the 2009-10 Budget and we intend to continue in budgetary terms year by year towards the achievement of a step-change in energy efficiency and insulation by 2020. The first phase of investment and the associated evaluation will assist in determining the best way of taking this forward in future years.
- 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 fully paid for under the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer
The number of insulation measures installed in 2009-10 will depend on a range of factors including the eligibility criteria agreed and the characteristics of the areas selected.
- 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 proportion of households 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 these households.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23509 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
- 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 with no contribution from the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer
This information is not held 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 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the 拢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
Aspects of the Home Insulation Scheme are still under development and it is therefore not possible to finalise such a breakdown at this stage.
