Parliamentary questions
Sarah Boyack
2,373 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to assess the levels of food waste in its own offices.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26614 on 10 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce the amount of food waste it produces.
Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government''s catering contractor is contractually required to keep food waste to a minimum. This is achieved through specified portion controls and ensuring that the volume of food in catering orders is appropriate.</p> <p >Currently no separat…
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce food waste produced by public sector bodies.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Scottish Government has set out a range of measures to deal with food waste, and other kinds of waste, in <i >Scotland</i><i >''s Zero Waste Plans.</i></p> <p >We are currently consulting on this plan and a draft may be found at:</p> <p ><a href="http://w…
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much food waste was produced by public sector bodies each year over the last three years.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: This is a matter for individual public sector bodies. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much food waste it produced each year over the last three years.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26614 on 10 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much material was recycled by public sector bodies each year over the past three years.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: This is a matter for individual public sector bodies. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much material was discarded by public sector bodies each year over the last three years.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: This is a matter for individual public sector bodies. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper was discarded by public sector bodies each year over the last three years.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: This is a matter for individual public sector bodies. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper was recycled by public sector bodies each year over the last three years.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: This is a matter for individual public sector bodies. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper was used by public sector bodies each year over the last three years.
Answer · John Swinney: Information on the amount of paper used by public sector bodies is not held centrally. However, the national contract for paper introduced by Procurement Scotland in September 2008 has been utilised by a significant number of public sector bodies and, during …
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much material it recycled each year over the last three years.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26602 on 11 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much material it discarded each year over the last three years.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26602 on 11 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper it discarded each year over the last three years.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26602 on 11 September 2009, for information in respect of discarded paper that is recycled. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for whi…
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper it recycled each year over the last three years.
Answer · John Swinney: The latest information on waste arisings including paper recycling is detailed in the Scottish Government Environmental Performance Annual Reports for 2005-06 to 2007-08, copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number…
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of recycled paper it procures.
Answer · John Swinney: Three quarters of the paper purchased through the national paper agreement had a recycled content of between 80 and 100 per cent. All other paper types purchased were produced from sustainably sourced wood fibre.</p>
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper it used each year over the last three years.
Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government purchased the following volumes of paper in the last three years:</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=167 valign=top > <p align=center >Year</p> </td> <td width=119 valign=top > …
20 Aug 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it has set for (a) itself and (b) public sector bodies for reducing waste and whether it has set reporting requirements by type of waste.
Answer · John Swinney: Information relating to waste reduction and other environmental performance targets for the Scottish Government is detailed in the Scottish Government Environmental Performance Annual Report for 2007-08 which was published in May 2009, copies of which are ava…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates it has made in relation to the roll-out of the of the Energy Assistance Package.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to the question S3W-25594 on 30 July 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many households it intends to supply with energy efficiency measures.
Answer · Alex Neil: The Scottish Government is committed to improving the energy efficiency of Scotland''s homes to alleviate fuel poverty and help meet our ambitious climate change targets. We have a range of initiatives to support households with this:</p> <p >The Energy Ass…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what range of energy efficiency measures are being offered as part of the Energy Assistance Package.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answers to question S3W-25585 on 27 July 2009 and question S3W-21691 on 27 March 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:</p> <p …
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will secure any of the intended match-funding of £15 million for the Home Insulation Scheme from funding that was allocated through the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target.
Answer · Alex Neil: Energy companies are expected to contribute to the Home Insulation Scheme through activity under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target. The estimated cost of this activity will be included within the match funding sought for the scheme.</p>
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the intended match-funding of £15 million for the Home Insulation Scheme has been secured and from which sources.
Answer · Alex Neil: Complementary investment under the Home Insulation Scheme, which will be in addition to the £15 million allocated by the Scottish Government, will be delivered mainly from Carbon Emissions Reduction Target activity and owner contributions. The amount of inves…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of how the funding under the Home Insulation Scheme will be spent.
Answer · Alex Neil: It is estimated that the cost of the development, implementation and marketing of the Home Insulation Scheme by the managing agent for the scheme, which will cover at least 90,000 households in its first phase, will be approximately £5.5 million. The Home Ins…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all households reaching Stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package are being considered for external insulation and, if not, how many are.
Answer · Alex Neil: The package presents a holistic approach to tackling fuel poverty by providing a range of people with a range of services at each stage including: income maximisation, energy efficiency advice and social tariff checks at stages 1 and 2, standard insulation me…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all households reaching Stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package are being considered for central heating and, if not, how many are.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25589 on 27 July 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all households reaching Stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package are being considered for air-source heat pumps, and if not, how many are.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25589 on 27 July 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which technologies are being offered to households at Stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21691 on 27 March 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which technologies are being offered to households at Stage 3 of the Energy Assistance Package.
Answer · Alex Neil: Stage 3 of the Energy Assistance Package provides installation of standard insulation measures to eligible households under the Carbon Emission Reduction Target programmes run by energy companies. This will include where appropriate, cavity wall and loft inst…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it has in place for waiting times for assessments of homes under the Energy Assistance Package.
Answer · Alex Neil: No targets for waiting times have been set. The Energy Assistance Package is a collaborative approach to tackling fuel poverty, and a range of partners with differing delivery timescales provide advice and intervention at each of the four stages. It is a dema…
3 Jul 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it has in place for waiting times for assistance under the Energy Assistance Package.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25584 on 27 July 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…