Parliamentary questions
Patrick Harvie
1,454 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
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 · Alex Neil: 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…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23521 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, which additional external partners have been selected to help deliver the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27375 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 <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
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 · Alex Neil: 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 …
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23524 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, whether it has a date by which the Home Insulation Scheme is expected to have been rolled out to all areas of Scotland.
Answer · Alex Neil: 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 by identifying resources for the Home Insulation Scheme in the 2009-10 Budget, …
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
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 · Alex Neil: 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 <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23526 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, 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 · Alex Neil: Our target date for completion of door-step assessments of all eligible homes under the first phase of the Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) is 31 March 2010 with delivery of insulation in all suitable homes where owners want them by that date, or shortly thereaft…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23527 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, whether it has a target date by which it aims to have insulated all homes eligible under the Home Insulation Scheme and, if so, to what minimum standard and by what date.
Answer · Alex Neil: Our target date for completion of door-step assessments of all eligible homes under the first phase of the Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) is 31 March 2010 with delivery of insulation in all suitable homes where owners want it by that date, or shortly thereafter…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
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 · Alex Neil: 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 deliver…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23529 by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, what proportion of the £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 · Alex Neil: It is estimated that the cost of the development, implementation, administration and marketing, including publicity and promotion, of the Home Insulation Scheme, by the managing agent for the scheme, the Energy Saving Trust, will be approximately £5.5 million…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
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 · Alex Neil: 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 <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23531 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, how many households will be eligible to receive reduced-cost 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 · Alex Neil: All households within Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) areas are eligible to receive insulation measures either free, or at a reduced cost compared to the normal market cost of installation, providing that their house is suitable for the relevant measure. While a…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
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 · Alex Neil: 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 un…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23533 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, how many households the Home Insulation Scheme will take out of fuel poverty in 2009-10 and what proportion of households in fuel poverty this represents in each selected area.
Answer · Alex Neil: Door-step assessments in Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) areas will seek to identify households vulnerable to fuel poverty to enable them to be referred to appropriate services such as provision of benefit advice, social tariff checks and insulation measures. In…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
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 · Alex Neil: 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 …
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23535 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, what the estimated carbon emissions reduction will be from the operation of the Home Insulation Scheme over the duration of the scheme and how that reduction will be calculated.
Answer · Alex Neil: The Scottish Government has made an initial estimate that the Home Insulation Scheme could save in the region of 24,250 tCO2e in 2009-10. The actual emission savings achieved will depend on a range of factors including levels of uptake by householders. The im…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23538 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, what the expected total householder contribution will be to measures part-funded by the Home Insulation Scheme in 2009-10, given that the relevant areas have now been selected.
Answer · Alex Neil: At this stage it is not possible to estimate what the expected total householder contribution will be to measures part-funded by the Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) in 2009-10. The householder contribution will depend on factors such as the Carbon Emissions Redu…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23539 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, what contributions to the Home Insulation Scheme have been made by (a) external bodies, including local authorities, power companies through the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target or other means and (b) housing assoc…
Answer · Alex Neil: Contributions to 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 investment contribu…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23542 by Alex Neil on 12 May 2009, what the terms will be for the significant loan measure on home insulation announced during the budget process 2009-10, specifically in relation to eligibility of both applicants and measures, repayment mechanisms a…
Answer · Alex Neil: Details on the Scottish Government''s forthcoming household energy efficiency loans scheme shall be announced later this year.</p>
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated to the Home Insulation Scheme in 2010-11.
Answer · Alex Neil: In the Scottish Government''s draft budget for 2010-11, published on 7 September, £15 million has been allocated to the Home Insulation Scheme in 2010-11.</p>
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many households are expected to receive, by the end of 2009, insulation wholly or partly funded by the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer · Alex Neil: Marketing of the Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) is expected to begin in late September, with doorstep assessment visits starting in early November and the first measures being installed in early December. It is not possible at this stage to accurately estimate …
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many home visits home energy advisers are expected to make by the end of 2009 under the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer · Alex Neil: Home Insulation Scheme (HIS) assessors are due to begin visits to every house in a HIS area in early November, with the exception of those households who have previously responded by other means such as in response to a direct mailing. It is not possible at t…
16 Sep 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes it intends to make to the regulation of private rented housing in its forthcoming Housing Bill.
Answer · Alex Neil: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0924-01.htm">http://www.scott…
16 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23504 answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009, what proportion of the £15 million identified for the Home Insulation Scheme will be allocated to publicity and promotion of the scheme.
10 Sep 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what role incineration has in its waste management policy.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government is committed to a Zero Waste approach and the Zero Waste Plan is currently out to public consultation. The plan prioritises waste reduction, re-use, recycling and composting over other forms of waste treatment such as incineration. Thi…
9 Sep 2009 · Written Question
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 · Alex Neil: The following information is based on those compulsory purchase orders confirmed by the Scottish Ministers in 2008.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=186 valign=top > <p align=center >Project</p> </td> …
9 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the acquiring authority was for each compulsory purchase order issued in 2008 where Scottish ministers were the confirming authority.
Answer · Alex Neil: The following table contains the acquiring authority for those compulsory purchase orders confirmed by the Scottish Ministers in 2008.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td valign=top > <p align=center >Acquiring Aut…
9 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-26687 by Hugh Henry on 26 June 2002 and S2W-170 by Margaret Curran on 3 June 2003, how many compulsory purchase orders were instigated and successfully completed by each local authority in 2008, broken down by categories where appropriate.
Answer · Alex Neil: The Scottish Government holds information only on those compulsory purchase orders submitted to Scottish ministers as the confirming authority. We do not hold information on those orders instigated by a local authority but not submitted for confirmation or on…
3 Sep 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to implement the provisions of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 that relate to reduction of excess packaging.
Answer · Richard Lochhead : <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0903-01.htm">http://www.scot…
1 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is being made available to provide onshore and offshore infrastructure to better enable wave and tidal developments.
Answer · Jim Mather: The emerging offshore renewable sectors will need sound infrastructure, and a strong and responsive supply chain. These are critical issues, pinpointed in our Renewables Action Plan and the recently published Marine Energy Road Map. The Scottish Government is…
1 Sep 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide direct capital or revenue support to marine energy companies to enable them to further develop full-scale marine energy prototypes through to commercial fruition.
Answer · Jim Mather: The Scottish Government is continuing to provide direct capital support to several projects which were awarded grants under the first WATES round. We expect some of these projects to start receiving revenue payments in the near future, following their success…