General Question · S3O-05483 · Session 3
When it last met money advice organisations and what issues were discussed.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met money advice organisations and what issues were discussed.
The answer
Scottish Government officials meet regularly with representatives of the money advice sector. Their most recent meeting with Citizens Advice Scotland, and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, was on 22 December 2008, when they discussed the £1 million additional funding for debt advice which I announced on 8 December.
I meet Citizens Advice Scotland formally twice a year. At my most recent meeting with them, on 9 October 2008, we discussed the credit crunch, fuel poverty, and benefits uptake and related advice, focussing on older people and their debt problems. I also meet money advice organisations informally at events and on visits.
I meet Citizens Advice Scotland formally twice a year. At my most recent meeting with them, on 9 October 2008, we discussed the credit crunch, fuel poverty, and benefits uptake and related advice, focussing on older people and their debt problems. I also meet money advice organisations informally at events and on visits.
In the Official Report
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