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I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19941 on 27 January 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

The issue of loans or equity release schemes goes wider than the Energy Assistance Package and involves a number of issues requiring detailed consideration. Thought is being given to how best to proceed in time for the forthcoming consultation. The consultation paper will be published later in the year.

Evidence is being gathered, including from discussions with a range of stakeholders, on the practicality, cost and impacts of different insulation and energy efficiency measures for different types of housing. This will inform ministers'' choice of the measures to be included initially in the Energy Assistance Package, likely to be finalised around the end of February. We also intend to monitor the impacts once the package is in place and keep the range of measures under review in the light of experience.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19941 on 27 January 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19941 on 27 January 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

The Scottish Government established a transition fund of up to £2.5 million in February 2008 to help those healthy living centres at risk of closure, due to funding shortfalls as a result of the ending of their Big Lottery funding, to maintain their activities while they sought to achieve a long term sustainable future. The transition fund is administered by health boards.

To date, 22 January 2009, 23 healthy living centres have received a total of £1,922,137.

The NHS Wheelchair and Seating Services Modernisation: An Action Plan has been approved by ministers and will be published shortly.

The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that the public bodies landscape is simpler, more focused and easier to navigate, by bringing together organisations with similar skills, expertise and processes. The role, function and operation of Historic Scotland were considered during the review of the public sector landscape, on which the government''s main conclusions were announced last January. Work is on-going to examine the scope to rationalise historic archival, recording and scheduling functions and for streamlining the activities of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, Historic Scotland and the National Archives of Scotland. Work is currently in progress with these organisations to determine the most effective structure for delivering the public services that they provide.

The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

This PQ was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0108-01.htm