Central Heating
Scottish Parliament Written answers, 29 October 2009
Elaine Murray (Labour) | Question S3W-28054
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to increase the number of central heating systems installed as part of the Energy Assistance Package.
Alex Neil (Scottish National Party)
The Energy Assistance Package is a holistic approach to tackling fuel poverty that addresses both the home and householder and includes services to maximise income, reduce fuel bills and improve energy efficiency. Stage 4 of the package offers a menu of enhanced physical measures to groups most likely to be fuel poor including central heating.
As a new package, it would be premature to expect many Stage 4 installations to have been completed by this point in the year. However, work is on-going to stimulate demand. Recent marketing activities have already increased the rate of enquiries, including applications from households who have then been referred to Stage 4 of the Package.