PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Welfare State: Scotland (30 March 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent steps he has taken to transfer welfare powers to the Scottish Government.
Asked by:
Mr James Cleverly (Conservative)
Asked by:
Mr James Cleverly (Conservative)
Answer
We continue to progress the transfer of welfare powers in the Scotland Act 2016, most recently enabling the Scottish Parliament to legislate for carers benefits, disability benefits and payments made from the regulated social fund. I look forward to seeing how the Scottish Government use these extensive new powers.
Answered by:
David Mundell (Conservative)
19 April 2017
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