Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Manuela Perteghella and Pat McFadden

Monday 9th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Pat McFadden]

I very much agree with my hon. Friend’s final point. I think Anas Sarwar would make an excellent First Minister, and I look forward to supporting him in the campaign to come. The youth guarantee, to which I have referred, extends to Scotland. We want young people in Scotland to have as many opportunities and as good opportunities as young people anywhere else in the UK, and in particular not to fall into the pattern of leaving education and going on to a life on benefits.

[Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon) (LD)]

16. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of work capability assessment clearance times of over two years on claimants.