- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 November 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 3 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the increase in budget and decrease in reimbursement rates for concessionary fares, for what reason it has not yet expanded concessionary travel schemes to other forms of transport.
Answer
The budget and the reimbursement rate used to fund concessionary travel on buses are designed to ensure that bus operators are no better and no worse off than they would have been in the absence of such a scheme. The reimbursement rate is now set on the basis of an economic model agreed with the sector in 2012-13. Although the rate is lower than previously, the combination of inflation and patronage growth means that the budget is still fully utilised and not available for extension to other forms of transport.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2014
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2014
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2014
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Burgess on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how much it anticipates it would cost for a typical detached off-gas grid household to meet a minimum energy performance rating (EPC) rating of D under its proposed regulation of energy efficiency in private sector housing.
Answer
Proposals for the level at which regulations may be set and what homes may be affected by the standard will be set out in a public consultation expected to be published in spring 2015. Modelling work to inform this consultation is currently underway and we will also take account of incentives when developing proposals for regulations.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Burgess on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what trigger points it is considering for its proposed regulation of energy efficiency in private sector housing.
Answer
Proposals for minimum energy efficiency standards for private sector housing are being developed with stakeholders for proposed public consultation in spring 2015. This will include proposals for trigger points for regulation, for example potentially at the point of sale or rental.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Burgess on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-21011 by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 May 2014, how many energy efficiency measures were installed in 2013-14, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
Local authorities are currently submitting final details of Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland (HEEPS) delivery for 2013-14 to the Scottish Government. Subject to receiving the relevant data we will publish details of energy efficiency measures delivered via HEEPS by the end of the year.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Burgess on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has modelled the cost implications of its proposed regulation of energy efficiency in private sector housing in (a) urban and (b) rural areas.
Answer
The Scottish Government has commissioned modelling work to look at how the energy performance of Scotland’s least energy efficiency private sector housing stock can be improved. This will include archetypes relevant to both urban and rural areas and will look at the modelled cost of improvement work. This modelling will support the regulation of energy efficiency in private sector homes stakeholder working group’s work to identify proposals for Scottish Ministers to consider ahead of public consultation planned for spring 2015.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Burgess on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what sanctions it is considering on homeowners if they do not meet the requirements under its proposed regulation of energy efficiency in private sector housing.
Answer
Proposals for draft regulations are planned to be published for public consultation in spring 2015. The consultation will set out proposals for the operation of the regulations. The final decision on the enforcement of regulations, including any sanctions, would take into account responses received through the public consultation process.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Burgess on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-21011 by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 May 2014, when it will publish a monitoring report on all of the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland (HEEPS) schemes across all local authorities for 2013-14.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-23159 on 27 November 2014. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 November 2014
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2014
To ask the First Minister what engagements she has planned for the rest of the day.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2014
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Current Status:
Withdrawn