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The Scottish Government''s Grant Offer Letter to the Energy Saving Trust is available in the Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 49351).

It shows an agreed range of costs, of between £5.26 million and £5.80 million (average £5.5 million), for the delivery of services to almost 100,000 homes by the scheme''s managing agent.

Direct local marketing started in October, after the grant offer letter issued. We can therefore update you that up to around £700,000 has been earmarked within the local services costs for publicity material, local press advertising and website links and community events in each of the 10 separate areas.

It will be possible to quantify a total amount spent on marketing, publicity and promotion of the Home Insulation Scheme when the 2009-10 programme has been completed.

As the act is still relatively new, we are not planning a full review of the Act at this time, although we continue to monitor its impact.

Work has been carried out by other bodies in relation to aspects of the 2006 act. The Scottish Law Commission''s recent report (number 215) on succession recommended the repeal of section 29 of the 2006 act and its replacement by a new statutory regime providing succession rights for cohabitants. The commission''s report, and the government''s initial response, can be found at:

http://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/html/reports.php.

In addition, the Nuffield Foundation have provided funding to Edinburgh University to carry out a study on legal practitioners'' perspectives on the cohabitation provisions of the 2006 act. More information on this study can be found at:

http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/fileLibrary/pdf/Wasoff_CPF_2008.pdf.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28548 on 12 November 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.aspxI.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28548 on 12 November 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.aspxI.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28548 on 12 November 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.aspxI.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28548 on 12 November 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.aspxI.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28548 on 12 November 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.aspxI.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28548 on 12 November 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.aspxI.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28548 on 12 November 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.aspxI.

I am replying to the parliamentary questions S3W-28548 to S3W-28557, each referring to individual policy measures identified in the research report Mitigating Transport''s Climate Change Impact: Assessment of Policy Options. This report was commissioned by the Scottish Government and published in July 2009. It identifies 22 potential devolved policy measures to reduce transport emissions. These are currently being analysed as part of our wider efforts to meet the emission reduction targets within the Climate Change (Scotland) Act.

It is not possible to provide exact levels of funding for these measures across the period 2009-10 to 2012-13. For 2010-11, the Draft Budget, including £0.172 million for freight best practice, is of course still subject to Parliamentary scrutiny and approval. The budgets for 2011-12 and beyond will be determined in the light of the above analysis and once we know the outcome of the next UK spending review. This review is expected to take place in the summer and autumn of 2010. Our detailed plans for emission reductions from transport will be published next summer in our Report on Proposals and Policies.

In the current financial year there is a specific budget of £0.172 million for freight best practice and £3.5 million for Sustrans for the National Cycle Network. The funding of bus quality contracts is a matter for local authorities. In the remaining areas it is not possible to disaggregate exact levels of expenditure, though elements of some, e.g. evaluation of eco-driving training, are being funded under the sustainable and active travel budget and some cycling infrastructure is being provided within trunk road schemes being taken forward by Transport Scotland.