- 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 whether budget and resources will be made available in addition to the 拢15 million identified for the Home Insulation Scheme for publicity and promotion聽of the scheme聽and, if so, to what value.
Answer
The bulk of the publicity and promotion costs of the scheme are expected to be met from within the 拢15 million of Scottish Government funding allocated to the first phase of this scheme. Some complementary investment for these purposes may also be contributed by partners.
- 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 for all homes in Scotland to be insulated 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 the areas selected for the first year鈥檚 deployment of the Home Insulation Scheme were chosen.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23513 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 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.
- 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 measures and safeguards will be put in place to ensure that the external partners selected to help deliver the Home Insulation Scheme are based in Scotland and employ Scottish workers and, if so, what these are.
Answer
We recognise the importance of the point being raised. This project will be managed by the Energy Saving Trust from its offices in Scotland. While based in Scotland, as part of its policies on equal opportunities the Energy Saving Trust employs both Scottish workers and those of other nationalities. In relation to other external partners, we will aim to ensure that best practice procurement is followed.
- 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 in which areas the Home Insulation Scheme will be deployed in 2010-11 and what proportion of the total population resides in these 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: 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: Thursday, 16 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executivewhen and where the next meeting of the British-Irish Council is expected to be held and what will be on the agenda, with particular reference to energy issues.
Answer
The next summit meeting of the British-Irish Council is scheduled to take place in October in Jersey; however the agenda is yet to be determined.
