FIRST SPECIAL REPORT
The Scottish Affairs Committee has agreed to the
following Special Report:—
RESPONSE BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THE FIRST
REPORT FROM THE SCOTTISH AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, SESSION 1999-2000,
ON POVERTY IN SCOTLAND (HC 59-I)
On 19 July 2000 the Scottish Affairs Committee published
its First Report[5]
of Session 1999-2000 on Poverty in Scotland. On 4 December
we received a memorandum from the Scotland Office which contained
the response by the Government to the Report. On 21 November
the Minister for Social Justice of the Scottish Executive wrote
to the Secretary of State for Scotland detailing the Scottish
Executive's response. Both the memorandum and the letter from
the Minister for Social Justice are published without comment
as appendices to this Report.
5 First
Report from the Scottish Affairs Committee, Session 1999-2000,
Poverty in Scotland, HC 59-I. Back
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