The Scottish Government’s Draft Second Report on Proposals and Policies was laid in the Parliament on 29 January 2013. Four parliamentary committees consider the proposals and reported to Parliament on 26th March see ExHA parliamentary briefing here
The Draft RPP2 includes some welcome steps towards a ‘transformational change.’ ExHA welcomes plans for the National Retrofit Programme (now known as the Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland) and the proposal to introduce minimum standards of energy efficiency for all private sector housing. Progress has been made in recent years, but the challenge must not be underestimated – approximately 500,000 cavity walls are still to be filled, 500,000 solid walls to be insulated, and over half of lofts are below recommended levels. Indeed, the 2013 Progress Report on Scotland from the UK Committee on Climate Change states that “a substantial amount remains to be done, which highlights the need for strengthened Scottish Government policies.”
Read the parliamentary briefing EXHA brief for Draft RPP2 chamber 260313
Read the parliamentary evidence to the ICI Committee ExHA-evidence_ICI_RPP2_4Feb2013
