division_name: Scotland Bill &#8212; New Clause 28 &#8212; Housing Benefit
motion: <p pid="a.1437.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;In Section F1 of Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998, in the Exceptions, after exception 8 (see section 23 above) insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1437.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Exception 9</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1437.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Housing benefit.&#8221;&#8221; &#8212;<i>(Ian Murray.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1437.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">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 &#163;1.8 billion of investment in housing in Scotland.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1437.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">Brought up, and read the First time.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1437.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put,</i> That the clause be read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.1437.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">The Committee divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.1437.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 259, Noes 317.</p>