Is not another compelling reason for the effective devolution of housing benefit to the Scottish Parliament that housing policy is already devolved? It would allow the Scottish Government to have a fully integrated housing policy, using those resources much more smartly and, effectively, being able to abolish the bedroom tax.
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Gwynne
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30 June 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Scotland Bill.
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597 c1404
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2015-16
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2015-07-09 11:48:41 +0100
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