- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the comments made by Malcolm Wicks MP in the House of Commons Standing Committee B on 11 July 2002 (afternoon), (Official Report, House of Commons, Standing Committee B, c 101), whether the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill as amended in the House of Commons Standing Committee B will (a) act as a deterrent to antisocial behaviour and (b) lead to an increase in evictions for rent arrears.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27685.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26834 by Ms Margaret Curran on 11 July 2002, whether the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill as amended in the House of Commons Standing Committee B will be consistent with the approach taken in Scotland to any devolved matters which may be affected by the implementation of the bill.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27685.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24724 by Ms Margaret Curran on 20 May 2002, whether the monies indicated as underspends remain available for each social inclusion partnership to spend and, if so, whether it expects the monies in each case to be spent in the financial year 2002-03 in addition to the monies allocated to each partnership for that year.
Answer
The underspends in the social inclusion partnership programme are subject to the End Year Flexibility arrangements. Within these constraints and subject to confirmation that the carry forward of expenditure is required, the underspends remain available for each social inclusion partnership to spend in the following year as an increment to its budget. Underspend information for 2001-02 is not yet available pending the finalisation of grant claims.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26834 by Ms Margaret Curran on 11 July 2002, what the devolved matters are which may be affected by the implementation of the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27685.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it would have on social justice should Her Majesty's Government legislate so that benefits entitlement is linked to behaviour.
Answer
Entitlement to benefits is a matter reserved to the UK Government. Alongside the UK government, the Executive is committed to creating a fair and prosperous Scotland, and each administration has wide linked measures in place to improve social justice.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the recommendations made in the final report of the Homelessness Task Force, as supported by the Parliament, will form the basis of the Homelessness Bill when it is introduced.
Answer
The Homelessness Bill will be based on the legislative recommendations contained in the final report of the Homelessness Task Force. The proposals to be taken forward in the bill were the subject of a recent Scottish Executive consultation exercise.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26231 by Ms Margaret Curran on 6 June 2002, what the implications of the amended Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill are for its devolved responsibilities.
Answer
The Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill was adjourned at the committee report and Third Reading stage in the House of Commons on 19 July and our understanding is that no time has currently been allocated for that adjournment. There are, therefore, at present no implications for the Scottish Executive's devolved responsibilities.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the comments made by Malcolm Wicks MP in the House of Commons Standing Committee B on 11 July 2002 (afternoon), (Official Report, House of Commons, Standing Committee B, c 101), whether the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill as amended in the House of Commons Standing Committee B will "mesh" with the Executive's strategy on antisocial behaviour.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27685.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to propose legislation to ensure that its strategy on antisocial behaviour "meshes" with the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27685.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 13 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24724 by Ms Margaret Curran on 20 May 2002, whether any monies indicated as underspends have been (a) reallocated to other projects or priorities or (b) re-absorbed into central funds.
Answer
The underspends within the Social Inclusion Partnerships programme of £2.2 million in 1999-2000 and £2.6 million in 2000-01 were subject to the End Year Flexibility arrangements, resulting in a carry forward within the partnerships programme of £1.5 million and £2.1 million respectively. Information on underspends in 2001-02 is not yet available.
