- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 27 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many ministerial engagements have been undertaken by the Minister for Environment since May 2007, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer
I will write to the member as soon as the information is available. A copy of the response will be available from Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 48199).
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 27 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many ministerial engagements have been undertaken by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment since May 2007, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer
I will write to the member as soon as the information is available. A copy of the response will be available from Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 48199).
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the energy efficiency action plan to contribute to its target for reducing emissions by 2010.
Answer
The Energy Efficiency Action Plan is due to be published before the end of 2009. A number of actions which will be included in the plan are already in operation, or due for launch during the course of this year. These actions are expected to contribute to the annual targets set by the Bill from 2010 and beyond.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how the energy efficiency action plan will contribute to its target for reducing emissions by 2010.
Answer
The Energy Efficiency Action Plan is due to be published before the end of 2009. A number of actions which will be included in the plan are already in operation, or due for launch during the course of this year. These actions are expected to contribute to the annual targets set by the Bill from 2010 and beyond.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21785 by Jim Mather on 25 March 2009, how much will be available and what the eligibility criteria will be for its “significant loan mechanism” to promote energy efficiency.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23072 on 6 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21785 by Jim Mather on 25 March 2009, when its “significant loan mechanism” to promote energy efficiency will be available to householders.
Answer
Proposals for low interest loans, interest-free loans or equity based loan schemes for a range of purposes, including investing in homes energy efficiency measures, will come forward later in the year.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to promote salary sacrifice schemes for bus passes.
Answer
The Scottish Government Travel Plan includes a commitment to increase the percentage of staff commuting to work by walking, cycling and public transport. In March 2009 we implemented a salary sacrifice for the purchase of bicycles for the commute to work for Scottish Government staff. Work is on-going to investigate the possibility of using a salary sacrifice scheme for annual season tickets for bus.
In actively supporting such schemes, we would hope other employers also consider salary sacrifice schemes for all forms of travel to work including bus passes. The Scottish Government has also issued guidance providing advice to employers about developing a bus salary sacrifice scheme.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 5 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many research and development posts will be created by the Energy Technology Partnership and the Scottish European Green Energy Centre.
Answer
The Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) is a partnership of Scotland''s universities dedicated to collaborative research across the energy field. The partnership''s members currently employ 250 academics and 650 researchers across several higher education institutions, the largest power and energy grouping of its kind in Europe.
The ETP continues to seek and attract new funding that is creating additional research and development posts including; winning over £25 million of new funding over the past two years, receiving significant funds from the UK Energy Technologies Institute to recruit new staff and a £6 million grant for a Doctoral Training Centre in Wind Energy that will recruit 10 PhD students every year for five years “ 50 PhDs at minimum with potential for augmented numbers. The ETP is also developing a proposal, in discussion with the SFC and a range of energy sector industrial partners, for a Scottish Energy Research Academy with, prospectively, 100 PhD students working across different ETP universities and engaging closely with industry.
For the Scottish European Green Energy Centre I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23077 on 5 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 5 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21785 by Jim Mather on 25 March 2009, when its proposals for a “significant loan mechanism” to promote energy efficiency will be published.
Answer
Proposals for low interest loans, interest-free loans or equity release schemes for a range of purposes, including investing in homes energy efficiency measures, will come forward later in the year.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 5 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21484 by Jim Mather on 13 March 2009, whether its renewables action plan will provide a more exact figure for the number of renewable energy-related jobs to be created over the next decade.
Answer
The Scottish Government is working with Scottish Enterprise and key industry stakeholders to provide range estimates by sector for the number of jobs associated with harnessing the potential of Scotland''s renewable energy resource.
The action plan will reflect this analysis, which is proving to be subject to constant change as industry responds to wider market conditions and continues to develop new technology.
