Stephen Gethins

Stephen Gethins

Scottish National Party — Arbroath and Broughty Ferry

Speaking in the House of Commons on 9 July 2025

Debate

Spending Review 2025: Scottish Public Services

Contribution

I am not sure the Secretary of State quite caught the question there. We voted against the two-child cap. If there is cash to go around and UK Departments are getting bigger spending increases than the Scottish Government, why will he not prioritise child poverty? The Child Poverty Action Group described getting rid of the two-child cap as “the most cost-effective way” to cut child poverty. It was described by the Pensions Minister as “immoral”. The Cabinet Office’s recent report “Tackling Child Poverty” stated: “There is a lot we can learn from action already being taken in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland”. Will the Secretary of State make scrapping the two-child poverty cap a priority, or will he insist on failed Tory policies?

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