Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 23 March 2016
23 Mar 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Anti-Poverty Initiatives (Glasgow)
Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners’ Rights
I hope that the new maternity and early years allowance that the Scottish Government is rolling out will help some of the poorest families in the communities that I represent in Glasgow. I ask the cabinet secretary for some more details on the roll-out of that new allowance and on how many people are likely to benefit in Glasgow.
In the same item of business
3. Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP)
SNP
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports anti-poverty initiatives in Glasgow. (S4O-05698)
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Communities and Pensioners’ Rights (Alex Neil)
SNP
We fund a number of organisations to deliver anti-poverty initiatives in Glasgow. Those include advice services delivered by Macmillan Cancer Support, the ci...
Bob Doris
SNP
I hope that the new maternity and early years allowance that the Scottish Government is rolling out will help some of the poorest families in the communities...
Alex Neil
SNP
For a family with two children, the maternity and early years allowance means £1,900-worth of support over the children’s early years, compared with the £500...
Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Lab)
Lab
I had thought that Mr Doris might declare an interest, given the recent happy birth of his son Cameron. I congratulate him and Mrs Doris on that. Does the c...
Alex Neil
SNP
The overall cut to the local government budget is less than 1 per cent of the total revenue expenditure after taking account of the additional money that is ...