- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 April 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 13 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of dwellings in each local authority area use (a) oil, (b) mains gas, (c) electricity, (d) community heating schemes, (e) heat pumps and (f) other sources as the main fuel type or method of central heating.
Answer
This information is not available in the form requested.
The Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) explores the physical condition of Scotland’s homes as well as the experiences of householders. Data from the SHCS provides estimates of the main heating fuel used and method of central heating across the housing stock at national level, based on a single year of data. Due to sample sizes, analysis at the local authority level requires three years of data averaged to produce an overall figure. Due to the impact of Covid–19 the 2020 SHCS was postponed and there was no 2020 SHCS publication, therefore the most recent local authority data set is from 2017 to 2019. Additionally, due to sample sizes and low prevalence, it is not possible to produce robust local authority level estimates of all the above heating fuels and methods of central heating distinctly. As such heating fuels have been grouped into 4 categories: Gas, Oil, Electricity, and Other which mirrors the groups used in the SHCS annual publication while the percentage of dwellings which have heat pumps or are part of communal heating are given at the national level only.
Percentage of dwellings by Local Authority by primary heating fuel
Average 2017-2019.
Local Authority | % LA with Gas heat | % LA with oil heat | % LA with electric heat | % LA with Other fuel type heat | Sample |
Aberdeen City | 88% | - | 7% | 6% | 248 |
Aberdeenshire | 61% | 24% | 13% | 2% | 245 |
Angus | 73% | 10% | 14% | 2% | 257 |
Argyll and Bute | 46% | 15% | 33% | 7% | 232 |
Clackmannanshire | 95% | 1% | 4% | - | 220 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 57% | 20% | 16% | 6% | 270 |
Dundee City | 82% | - | 16% | 2% | 256 |
East Ayrshire | 93% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 252 |
East Dunbartonshire | 95% | * | 4% | * | 253 |
East Lothian | 82% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 238 |
East Renfrewshire | 93% | * | 5% | * | 233 |
Edinburgh, City of | 87% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 613 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar | 11% | 48% | 36% | 5% | 273 |
Falkirk | 90% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 251 |
Fife | 91% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 443 |
Glasgow City | 85% | - | 12% | 3% | 644 |
Highland | 46% | 24% | 23% | 7% | 261 |
Inverclyde | 88% | - | 8% | 4% | 219 |
Midlothian | 92% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 275 |
Moray | 70% | 16% | 10% | 5% | 206 |
North Ayrshire | 90% | 1% | 7% | 2% | 227 |
North Lanarkshire | 92% | * | 6% | * | 335 |
Orkney Islands | - | 42% | 53% | 5% | 265 |
Perth and Kinross | 69% | 14% | 14% | 3% | 262 |
Renfrewshire | 94% | - | 5% | * | 190 |
Scottish Borders | 70% | 14% | 13% | 3% | 213 |
Shetland Islands | * | 31% | 57% | * | 274 |
South Ayrshire | 83% | 9% | * | * | 236 |
South Lanarkshire | 83% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 329 |
Stirling | 81% | 7% | 11% | 2% | 246 |
West Dunbartonshire | 92% | * | 5% | * | 229 |
West Lothian | 95% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 268 |
Scotland | 81% | 6% | 11% | 3% | 8963 |
Percentage of dwellings in Scotland with a heat pump or community heating
Average 2017-2019.
Area | % with heat pump | % community heating |
Scotland | 0.9% | 1.3% |
Notes
1. Source Scottish House Condition Survey 2017-19.
2. The SHCS is a sample survey and therefore all figures are estimates which lie at the midpoint of a confidence interval which depends primarily on sample size. A statistical tool for calculating 95% confidence intervals around these estimates can be found at .
3. The rates shown in this answer are an average over 2017-19 to match the local authority data and will differ from that found in the main SHCS Key Findings report which relates to a single year, most recently 2019. Available at
4. Numbers may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
5. In some columns, percentages or figures may have been removed from cells and replaced with ‘*’. This is where the base on which the percentage or figure are calculated is less than 30. These data are judged to be insufficiently reliable for publication. Zero values are shown as a dash (-).
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 19 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to increase and retain the population of Scotland’s islands.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 19 May 2022
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 April 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Ferguson Marine should adhere to the Scottish Government publication, Guidance on due diligence: human rights, before engaging in any investment relationship involving the construction of sea vessels, and, if it considers that Ferguson Marine should adhere to the publication, which investment relationships might not require this guidance to be followed.
Answer
We expect all public bodies, including Ferguson Marine, to adhere to existing Scottish Government guidance on due diligence and human rights.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 April 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 10 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that Ferguson Marine is in negotiations to build warships for the Bangladesh Navy, what its position is on whether Ferguson Marine should adhere to the Scottish Government publication, Guidance on due diligence: human rights, before engaging in any future contract to deliver vessels for the Bangladesh Navy.
Answer
We expect all public bodies, including Ferguson Marine, to adhere to existing Scottish Government guidance on due diligence and human rights. It would not be appropriate for Scottish Ministers to comment on any specific live opportunities being pursued by Ferguson Marine. Decisions on which opportunities to pursue are for the Ferguson Marine management and Board of Directors.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 March 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06408 by Jamie Hepburn on 4 March 2022, on what date it anticipates the consultation on the proposed Scottish Exchange Programme will be launched.
Answer
Currently, Scottish Government have no confirmed timetable for a consultation process for the proposed Scottish Education Exchange programme. However, the Scottish Government have had and continue to have discussions with stakeholders in higher and further education, schools, community learning and development, youth and sports to listen to their views, needs, priorities and requirements for a Scottish Education Exchange Programme and on what would work best for learners an staff across the board.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 March 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06064 by Michael Matheson on 22 February 2022, whether it expects Crown Estate Scotland to have acted, specifically, in accordance with the Scottish Government publication, Guidance on due diligence: human rights, to conduct checks on the organisations in question.
Answer
As outlined in my response on 22 February 2022, Crown Estate Scotland is responsible for the ScotWind leasing and selection process.
We expect Crown Estate Scotland to undertake appropriate due diligence on companies, including their human rights record, in line with the Guidance on due diligence: human rights. As the guidance states, “The detail of what is checked is ultimately a matter of judgement by whomever has initiated the relationship and/or responded to a proposition from a third party and will depend on the circumstances of each case.” The due diligence carried out by Crown Estate Scotland was outlined in my answer to question S6W-06064.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 March 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is responsible for issuing any licences or registrations required by P&O Ferries to operate to or from Scottish ports.
Answer
The Scottish Government is not responsible for issuing any licences or registrations required by P&O Ferries to operate to or from Scottish ports.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 March 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what funding, if any, it provides to P&O Ferries to operate services to or from Scottish ports.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not provide any funding to P&O Ferries.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 21 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the agricultural and fishing industries with rising fuel costs.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 21 April 2022
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 March 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 11 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties, broken down by local authority area, it anticipates will not meet an EPC rating of at least band E by 1 April 2022, as required under the Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations 2020.
Answer
As set out in the Scottish Government’s Heat in Buildings Strategy, the draft regulations cited (to set minimum energy efficiency standards of EPC E, rising to EPC D) were withdrawn as a direct result of the impact Covid-19 has had on the private rented sector (PRS). Instead, as the Strategy confirms, the Scottish Government is now working with the sector to introduce regulations in 2025 which will require all PRS properties to reach a minimum standard equivalent to EPC C, where technically feasible and cost effective, at change of tenancy, with a backstop of 2028 for all remaining existing properties, in line with the direction provided by the Climate Change Committee.
Data giving an anticipated breakdown of properties not reaching EPC E is not available, however analysis carried out by the Energy Savings Trust in 2021 (using Home Analytics V3.7, which used a combination of modelled and reported data) gives a breakdown of PRS homes by local authority area which are assumed to be in bands E and F-G.
Local Authority | Dwellings | PRS Dwellings | PRS as % of Dwellings | PRS SAP E Dwellings | PRS SAP F-G Dwellings |
Aberdeen City | 122,915 | 22,215 | 18.07% | 2,725 | 1,154 |
Aberdeenshire | 123,048 | 13,440 | 10.92% | 3,179 | 2,717 |
Angus | 59,720 | 7,952 | 13.32% | 1,878 | 1,096 |
Argyll and Bute | 51,725 | 7,223 | 13.96% | 1,711 | 1,341 |
City of Edinburgh | 260,624 | 57,276 | 21.98% | 5,329 | 2,006 |
Clackmannanshire | 25,371 | 2,369 | 9.34% | 344 | 117 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 76,595 | 11,892 | 15.53% | 3,616 | 2,377 |
Dundee City | 76,767 | 15,085 | 19.65% | 1,814 | 947 |
East Ayrshire | 59,888 | 5,782 | 9.65% | 772 | 289 |
East Dunbartonshire | 48,304 | 3,415 | 7.07% | 446 | 97 |
East Lothian | 52,781 | 5,388 | 10.21% | 950 | 574 |
East Renfrewshire | 40,614 | 2,605 | 6.41% | 368 | 72 |
Falkirk | 76,947 | 6,482 | 8.42% | 858 | 290 |
Fife | 183,583 | 23,481 | 12.79% | 3,437 | 1,434 |
Glasgow City | 327,460 | 55,768 | 17.03% | 4,670 | 1,426 |
Highland | 126,897 | 16,788 | 13.23% | 4,125 | 2,873 |
Inverclyde | 40,176 | 4,398 | 10.95% | 617 | 333 |
Midlothian | 40,764 | 4,190 | 10.28% | 491 | 270 |
Moray | 47,335 | 6,302 | 13.31% | 1,439 | 1,036 |
Na h-Eileanan Siar | 15,802 | 1,366 | 8.64% | 492 | 391 |
North Ayrshire | 73,023 | 8,519 | 11.67% | 1,314 | 700 |
North Lanarkshire | 160,567 | 11,948 | 7.44% | 1,548 | 468 |
Orkney Islands | 12,164 | 1,660 | 13.65% | 529 | 185 |
Perth and Kinross | 76,123 | 12,540 | 16.47% | 2,969 | 1,822 |
Renfrewshire | 90,522 | 10,315 | 11.40% | 1,032 | 358 |
Scottish Borders | 60,632 | 10,023 | 16.53% | 2,729 | 1,997 |
Shetland Islands | 10,937 | 1,133 | 10.36% | 397 | 119 |
South Ayrshire | 57,071 | 6,833 | 11.97% | 1,188 | 578 |
South Lanarkshire | 159,196 | 14,410 | 9.05% | 2,142 | 841 |
Stirling | 42,562 | 5,391 | 12.67% | 917 | 507 |
West Dunbartonshire | 45,941 | 3,322 | 7.23% | 420 | 106 |
West Lothian | 84,727 | 9,231 | 10.89% | 893 | 210 |
Total | 2,730,781 | 368,742 | 13.50% | 55,339 | 28,731 |
