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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mark Lazarowicz (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Thursday, 11 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 16 members in total.

FUNDING FOR MONEY ADVICE IN SCOTLAND

That this House notes and welcomes the additional funding provided in the Pre-Budget Report to citizens advice bureaux for face to face debt advice services in England; notes that there was additional consequential funding of ??1 million to the devolved administration in Scotland as a result; notes that the Scottish National Party (SNP) administration in Holyrood failed to indicate how they were allocating this funding, despite pressure from a range of stakeholders, for two weeks; congratulates the campaign of Citizens Advice Scotland and money advice services in Scotland to force the SNP administration in Holyrood into a public commitment; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Scotland to continue to engage with the voluntary and advice sector in Scotland.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

FUNDING FOR MONEY ADVICE IN SCOTLAND (270A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by John Mason (primary, Scottish National Party) and tabled on Monday, 15 December 2008. It has been signed by 6 members in total.
leave out from `England;' to end and add `further notes an ongoing commitment by the SNP Scottish government to provide support for families facing financial difficulties, including ??3 million to provide legal advice and representation for people facing repossession and other problems such as debt, in addition to ??380,000 to fund an awareness raising campaign for the National Debtline to encourage people to take early action to address debt problems; further notes that the greatest threat to prosperity in Scotland is the ??1 billion cut to the Scottish government's budget currently being planned by the UK Government in addition to the ??1 billion rightfully owed to Scotland which is currently being withheld by the UK Treasury.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
270 
270A1 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Nigel Griffiths
Frank Doran
Anne Begg
Lindsay Roy
Jim Sheridan
Subjects
Insolvency Voluntary organisations
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk