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Chamber and committees

Questions and answers

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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 12 October 2025
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Question reference: S4W-19828

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what alternative funding sources it is investigating for the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland in the event that funding from the energy company obligation declines.

Question reference: S4W-19837

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the consultation, European Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020 Programmes, and whether it plans to use the funds to support home energy efficiency and domestic microrenewables schemes.

Question reference: S4W-19832

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many households have received support under the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland area based schemes initiative, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) type of support.

Question reference: S4W-19831

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many households have had energy efficiency measures installed under the energy assistance scheme, broken down by type of measure.

Question reference: S4W-19841

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 10 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on delivering the recommendations in A Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy for Scotland: 2013 Update.

Question reference: S4W-19836

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland support the needs of rural and off-grid households.

Question reference: S4W-19827

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether additional funding will be made available for the Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland in the event that funding from the energy company obligation declines.

Question reference: S4W-19826

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 10 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how it has engaged with stakeholders in Scotland to assess the impact of changes to the energy company obligation.

Question reference: S4W-19829

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 February 2014
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the likely impact of changes to the energy company obligation on its ability to (a) tackle fuel poverty and (b) meet the emissions targets set out in the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.

Question reference: S4O-02939

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2014
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Coping with the cuts? Local government and poorer communities.