Mar. 27 2024
Source Page: Attainment Scotland Fund Evaluation - Thematic Evaluation Summary Report, 2024Found: Themes which emerged in this period include: • Increased partnership working with families , parent
Mar. 27 2024
Source Page: Attainment Scotland Fund Evaluation - Families and Communities Thematic Evaluation Report, 2024Found: Themes which emerged in this period include: • Increased partnership working with families , parent
Mar. 27 2024
Source Page: Attainment Scotland Fund Evaluation - Thematic Evaluation Summary Report, 2024Found: Themes which emerged in this period include:A survey of Scottish Attainment Challenge Leads in local
Mar. 27 2024
Source Page: Attainment Scotland Fund Evaluation - Families and Communities Thematic Evaluation Report, 2024Found: Themes which emerged in this period include:A survey of Scottish Attainment Challenge Leads in local
Feb. 28 2024
Source Page: Child poverty cumulative impact assessment: updateFound: Child poverty cumulative impact assessment: update
Mentions:
1: Jo Churchill (Con - Bury St Edmunds) with upward forces bringing the rise in February and March to 0.2%, down from 1.1% since a similar period - Speech Link
2: Jo Churchill (Con - Bury St Edmunds) is why as inflation comes down to the 2% target we are continuing to provide support for the 2024-25 period - Speech Link
Asked by: Johnson, Daniel (Scottish Labour - Edinburgh Southern)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what type of building would be expected to connect to heat networks as part of a proposed Heat in Buildings Bill.
Answered by Harvie, Patrick - Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights
The Heat in Buildings Bill consultation proposes that local authorities and the Scottish Ministers may be provided with powers to require buildings within a Heat Network Zone to end their use of polluting heating systems (by a certain date and with a minimum notice period).
We do not specify any sub-sets of buildings which may be affected by these proposals, in order to gain thorough feedback in response to our consultation. Thereafter we will analyse responses to help determine whether to take these proposals forward, including whether they may be restricted to particular types of buildings.
In March 2022 we published The Heat Networks Delivery Plan, which sets out a building hierarchy table for connection to a heat network and can also support our policy development in this area. It sets out that within a heat network zone it will be important to encourage and prioritise the connection of key anchor buildings, which can enable the efficient operation of a heat network, helping to reduce customer costs and enabling the extension of the network over time to other nearby buildings.
District heat network development: Building Connection Hierarchy*
Priority | Non-domestic* 2 | Domestic* 3 | |
1 | New Buildings (with a heat demand)
| Existing public sector non-domestic buildings (above a certain heat demand* 4 ) | Residential buildings with high heat demand. Highest priority for highest heat demand such as large groups of homes already on communal heating, large multi home or multi tenancy domestic buildings* 5 and retirement homes. |
2 | Existing Commercial or Third Sector non-domestic buildings (above heat demand threshold* 4 ) | Existing public sector non-domestic buildings (below heat demand threshold* 4 ) | |
3 | Existing Commercial / Third Sector (below heat demand threshold). Possible priority for multi tenancy or multi ownership or historic or traditional buildings* 5 | ||
4 | All other heat using buildings in heat network zones that are not already served by zero emission heating or for which there is no fuel poverty increase in doing so. | ||
Building Connection Hierarchy – Interpretation and Points of Note * This Hierarchy applies only to buildings in a heat network zone, buildings that do not already have a zero emission heating system and that are not soon to be demolished. * 2 Particular flexibility may be required around long term contracts for energy supply, energy performance contracting or novel financing arrangements such as Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Non-Profit Distributing Model, and Pubic Private Partnerships (PPPs). * 3 Where this does not adversely impact those at risk of fuel poverty. Higher priority for those that support the eradication of fuel poverty. * 4 Where heat demand cannot be used a size threshold may be an acceptable alternative. * 5 The inclusion of multi ownership buildings (rather than those with one organising entity such as a social landlord) and historic and traditional buildings is included only where this does not risk the timely delivery of the heat network. | |||
Written Evidence Feb. 06 2024
Inquiry: Children’s social careFound: Policies or events that move children into poverty are likely to increase these children’s risk of
Written Evidence Jan. 10 2024
Inquiry: Statutory Sick PayFound: SSP0017 - Statutory Sick Pay Child Poverty Action Group Written Evidence
Written Evidence Nov. 22 2023
Inquiry: Impact of the rising cost of living on womenFound: Girlguiding wants to see an end to child poverty.