- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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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 2010-11 and what proportion of the total population resides in these areas.
Answer
The areas in which the Home Insulation Scheme will be deployed in 2010-11 have not yet been selected.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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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.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23507 on 11 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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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.
Answer
Contributions towards the cost of insulation measures under the Home Insulation Scheme may be sought from landlords and/or tenants.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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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.
Answer
The implementation of the Home Insulation Scheme will be evaluated with a view to informing the development of the scheme in subsequent years.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of households will be eligible for free insulation measures under the eligibility criteria to be used for the Home Insulation Scheme and what proportion of the population lives in these households.
Answer
The proportion of households eligible for free insulation measures will depend on a range of factors including the eligibility criteria agreed and the characteristics of the areas selected.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers have identified the areas to be covered by the Home Insulation Scheme in 2010-11 and, if so, on what basis the decisions were made.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23515 on 11 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: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many households are expected to have insulation measures installed in 2009-10 that will be fully paid for under the Home Insulation Scheme.
Answer
The number of insulation measures installed in 2009-10 will depend on a range of factors including the eligibility criteria agreed and the characteristics of the areas selected.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how eligibility for reduced-cost insulation under the Home Insulation Scheme by means-testing will be determined and how the level of householder contribution will be calculated.
Answer
Aspects of the Home Insulation Scheme, including eligibility for free or reduced cost measures, are still being finalised.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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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.
Answer
The areas in which the Home Insulation Scheme will be deployed in 2009-10 have not yet been selected.
- Asked by: Patrick Harvie, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 May 2009
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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.
Answer
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.
