Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 03 March 2011
03 Mar 2011 · S3 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Scottish Executive Question Time
Child Poverty
General Questions
2. To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to Save the Children’s report, “Severe Child Poverty in Scotland”. (S3O-13140)
In the same item of business
Mr Frank McAveety (Glasgow Shettleston) (Lab)
Lab
2. To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to Save the Children’s report, “Severe Child Poverty in Scotland”. (S3O-13140)
The Minister for Housing and Communities (Alex Neil)
SNP
Our vision is for a Scotland where no children are disadvantaged by poverty, and we recognise the particular importance of helping those who are in severe po...
Mr McAveety
Lab
One of the key ways to tackle generational poverty is to invest increasingly in the early years and in the school estate at primary level. In the east end of...
Alex Neil
SNP
We will continue to work with Save the Children and all the other key stakeholders that are involved in trying to tackle the unacceptable issue of child pove...