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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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Question reference: S4W-23455

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2014
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not yet published the redrawn data zone boundaries based on the 2011 census, which were due to be published in mid-2014.

Question reference: S4F-02445

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 01 December 2014
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.

Question reference: S4W-23156

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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.

Question reference: S4W-23160

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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.

Question reference: S4W-23157

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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.

Question reference: S4W-23155

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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.

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.

Question reference: S4W-23158

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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.

Question reference: S4W-23159

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2014
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.

Question reference: S4F-02424

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 24 November 2014
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.

Question reference: S4O-03733

Current Status: Withdrawn