Scottish Parliament e-Brief
SECTION 2 – NEWS
Funding for new sports facilities network
Ten successful
bids for a share in £230 million of investment in new sport facilities have
been announced.
The successful bids, which cover a
range of sports, aim to provide talented athletes with the first-class
facilities they need to achieve sporting excellence; give communities further
facilities for health improvement; and allow
More than £50 million, including £16
million which was set aside for facilities linked to the Euro 2008 bid, has
been allocated from public funds to build the new national and regional
multi-sports facilities. This will deliver a total investment, including
investment from partners, of up to £230 million in new and refurbished sports
facilities.
The facilities will include five
full size indoor football training pitches; a 5,000-seater national indoor
sports arena; two multi-sport 6,000-seater municipal stadia;
a national curling academy; an indoor velodrome; and
an upgrade to
Central Heating Programme
Pensioners and
other eligible people are being urged to apply for the Executive's free Central
Heating Programme to help cut their fuel bills and heat their homes more
effectively.
New research shows that 9 out of 10
households who had previously been classed as living in fuel poverty have had
their fuel bills cut after having central heating installed for free. Following
central heating improvements, the average cost of maintaining satisfactory
heating fell from £1085 to £549 - a saving of nearly 50% - according to the
standards set by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
A total of 39,000 central heating
systems have now been installed in private, council and housing association
houses across
People should call the Eaga Partnership on 0800 316 1653 to find out if they are
eligible. Energywatch can help people get the best
home energy deal – log on to http://www.energywatch.org.uk/
or call 08459 06 07 08.
SECTION 3 - NOTES ON THIS WEEK’S CHAMBER
BUSINESS
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