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  Scotland Bill - New Clause 28 - Housing Benefit - Devolving Powers to Scotland
  
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  @ MP voted aye to give powers related to Housing Benefit in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Ministers. 
  
  @ MP voted no against giving powers related to Housing Benefit in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Ministers. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted against giving powers related to Housing Benefit in Scotland to the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Ministers. 
  
  MPs were considering the Scotland Bill[1]
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled ''Housing Benefit'' and stated:
  
  :In Section F1 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998, in the Exceptions, after exception 8 (see section 23 above) insertâ
  
  :âException 9 Housing benefit.ââ
  
  Had the proposed new clause not been rejected it would have added an exception to those powers reserved to the UK Parliament, devolving powers relating to Housing Benefit to Scotland.
  
  An explanatory note accompanying the rejected new clause stated: 
  
  :This New Clause provides for the full devolution of Housing Benefit, allowing Scottish Ministers to abolish the Spare Room Subsidy in Scotland, and to provide Â£1.8 billion of investment in housing in Scotland.
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/scotland.html Parliament's webpage on the Scotland Bill]
  
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