Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Andrew Western and Brendan O'Hara

Monday 11th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Andrew Western]

Like me, my hon. Friend is a former local authority leader—albeit a directly elected mayor, and with a far greater mandate, therefore, than I ever enjoyed. Like me, he will appreciate the importance of empowering local areas to respond to local need. That said, all councils must develop delivery plans to show how they are targeting the funds to support the most vulnerable, to ensure that the spirit of the HSF is upheld in helping low-income households with the cost of essentials.

[Brendan O'Hara (Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber) (SNP)]

12. What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of pensioner poverty.