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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S3W-23406

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2009
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 12 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what purpose it intends for the consequentials from the £20 million Hardship Fund for third sector organisations announced in the UK Budget.

Consequentials accrue to the Scottish Block as a whole. Ministers decide how the additional spending should be allocated in Scotland based on Scottish priorities.

We will reach decisions on the allocation of additional funding as soon as possible. We are fully committed to the third sector and have already demonstrated this by pledging over £90 million between 2008-09 and 2010-11, an increase of approximately 35% on the previous spending period.

Question reference: S3W-23504

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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 £15 million identified for the Home Insulation Scheme for publicity and promotion of the scheme and, if so, to what value.

Question reference: S3W-23528

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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.

Question reference: S3W-23511

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, in the case of rented accommodation, whether any contributions towards the cost of insulation measures under the Home Insulation Scheme will be sought from tenants or landlords.

Question reference: S3W-23508

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any non-financial criteria will be used to determine eligibility for reduced-cost insulation under the Home Insulation Scheme and, if so, what impact such criteria will have on the level of any householder contribution.

Question reference: S3W-23520

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what external partners will help deliver the Home Insulation Scheme and what roles they will play.

A range of external partners will play a role in the delivery of the Home Insulation Scheme. These include the Energy Saving Trust, which has been appointed by the Scottish Government as the managing agent for the scheme, energy companies, or their agents and installers. A provider or providers of benefits advice will also be sought. Other important stakeholders will include local councils, housing associations and other local partners.

Question reference: S3W-23512

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the deployment of the Home Insulation Scheme in 2009-10 is on a pilot basis, with various options for delivery in subsequent years being considered, or whether one model for the scheme has been agreed for use across the whole of Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-23513

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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 2009-10 and what proportion of the population resides in these areas.

Question reference: S3W-23521

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what processes and criteria will be used to select external partners to help deliver the Home Insulation Scheme.

The Scottish Government has used powers under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 and Environmental Protection Act 1990 to appoint the Energy Saving Trust as the managing agent for the scheme. The Scottish Government, together with the Energy Saving Trust, will establish a suitable process to secure involvement of an energy company or companies to deliver measures that will contribute to their obligations under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT).

Question reference: S3W-23526

Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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 to insulate all hard-to-treat homes eligible under the Home Insulation Scheme and, if so, to what minimum standard and by what date.