Financial Assistance Scheme

Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 31 January 2005.

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Photo of Ms Annabelle Ewing Ms Annabelle Ewing Spokesperson (Social Security (SNP Shadow Scottish Minister); Education & Skills; Home Office; Law Officers; Work & Pensions)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

(1) when he expects the financial assistance scheme to commence;

(2) what cross-departmental meetings have been held in the last 10 weeks on the timing of the commencement of the operation of the financial assistance scheme.

Photo of Malcolm Wicks Malcolm Wicks Minister for pensions, Department for Work and Pensions

On the expected start date for the financial assistance scheme, I refer to the written statement I gave on 2 December 2004, Hansard, column 66WS. As usual when a new policy is introduced, we have held and continue to hold a number of meetings on operational issues both within DWP and with other relevant Government Departments.

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