Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 29 June 2022
I am grateful to members across the chamber for their time and their contributions to the debate. Although the Scottish Government has taken a very different approach to the UK Government’s in its definition of terminal illness—as decided by the Scottish Parliament—this UK Government bill represents a positive change that will benefit those who are terminally ill and are applying for disability benefits administered by the DWP.
I requested this legislative consent motion because it is required in order for the UK Government to make changes to the definition of terminal illness in Scotland. To be clear to Pam Duncan-Glancy, there is agreement between the Scottish Government and the UK Government on this legislative consent motion. The situation is different from that of the previous legislative consent motion that we considered. In fact, the UK Government formally requested the legislative consent motion that we are considering.