Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Sarah Bool and Peter Bedford

Monday 8th December 2025 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire) (Con)]

1. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of future welfare spending on the economy.

[Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire) (Con)]

21. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of future welfare spending on the economy.

[The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Pat McFadden)]

We inherited from the Conservative party a welfare system that forced too many people out of work and on to long-term benefits, while leaving millions of children in poverty. We have begun to address that through reforms to universal credit, increased employment support, more help for children in poverty and, now, a youth guarantee to offer work and training to young people who are unemployed.