- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 7 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the report of the Homelessness Task Force due in February 2000 to be published.
Answer
I refer Ms Hyslop to my answer to question S1W-5731.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 7 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to begin training for the Community Participation Skills Development Programme.
Answer
A contract for the design and delivery of the Community Participation Skills Development Programme will be awarded very shortly, with training due to start in the summer.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 7 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to launch its Social Neighbourhoods Initiative.
Answer
I shall be making an announcement shortly.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 20 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the take-up for the Warm Deal has been against target since the scheme's inception.
Answer
The Programme for Government records the Executive's commitment that 25,000 homes will benefit annually from the Warm Deal. The most recent figures show that, since 1 April 1999, 31,000 homes have been insulated. The target for the year has therefore been exceeded.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 20 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what it intends to do to tackle fuel poverty following the record level of "excess winter deaths" this winter.
Answer
Works to improve home insulation may well help to reduce the number of excess winter deaths. The Executive is committed to insulating 25,000 houses each year under the Warm Deal. 100,000 vulnerable households will benefit during the lifetime of this Administration. The Warm Deal can lead to savings of up to £170 in annual fuel bills. This is in addition to the £100 Winter Fuel Allowance, the minimum income guarantee for pensioners, and a continuing fall in fuel prices.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 20 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will prioritise action to end fuel poverty as one of its social justice targets in view of this winter's record level of "excess winter deaths".
Answer
We are already prioritising action through the Healthy Homes Initiative, which includes the Warm Deal, under which 100,000 vulnerable households will have their homes insulated over the lifetime of this Administration. This is in addition to the £100 Winter Fuel Allowance, the minimum income guarantee for pensioners, and a continuing fall in fuel prices.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 20 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes have benefited from the Healthy Homes Initiative as distinct from the Warm Deal.
Answer
The Healthy Homes Initiative covers action to tackle dampness through local authorities and housing associations and under the New Housing Partnership Initiative, which the Executive is supporting with substantial resources. The number of houses benefiting from works to tackle dampness in 1999-2000 will be known towards the end of this year when those bodies report on their expenditure to 31 March 2000.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 20 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the take-up of its Healthy Homes Initiative has been against target since inception.
Answer
The Healthy Homes Initiative covers action to tackle dampness through local authorities and housing associations as landlords, under the New Housing Partnership Initiative, and through the Warm Deal. The latest returns for the Warm Deal show that 31,000 households have already benefited and final results for the year to 31 March 2000 will be published in the summer. The total number of houses benefiting from the Healthy Homes Initiative in 1999-2000 will be known towards the end of this year when social landlords report on their expenditure to 31 March 2000.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce provisions for Scottish courts to use discretionary powers, such as suspended repossession orders, to assist homeowners who are facing repossession of their homes due to temporary financial difficulties.
Answer
I have made it clear that we are willing to support suitably drafted proposals for legislation to protect those in temporary financial difficulties who are facing repossession.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S1W-945.
Answer
I have today answered question S1W-945.
