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This is a vital issue for Scotland and we have increased support for the low-cost home ownership programme by 80 per cent. With our homestake programme, we have set out to support an innovative scheme for more than 1,000 new properties each year for the next three years.
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Her Majesty’s Government regarding increasing assistance to low-income families and benefit claimants in order to meet the costs of a basic funeral.
This includes those released following an appealagainst conviction and/or sentence. The objectives of voluntary assistance aim toprovide a range of supportive services to assist in the reintegration of an ex-prisonerinto the community.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it will provide, and to whom, in respect of the New St Andrew's House site and, in particular, whether it will give any financial assistance for the building's demolition or any construction costs.