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Stephen Kerr

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Monday 21st May 2018

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sarah Newton Portrait Sarah Newton
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I would be absolutely delighted to meet the hon. Lady and to go through this constituency case with her.

Stephen Kerr Portrait Stephen Kerr (Stirling) (Con)
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T4. Where are we on the transfer of welfare powers to the Scottish National party Government? Whose court is the ball in?

Lord Sharma Portrait The Minister for Employment (Alok Sharma)
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We always aim to work constructively with the Scottish Government. Fair Start Scotland is a recent scheme that we are supporting proactively. My hon. Friend makes a point about changes. Introducing changes such as automatic split payments is a complex policy area, and we are having a detailed dialogue with the Scottish Government. There are currently many issues for the Scottish Government to resolve.

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