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WORK AND PENSIONS – OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEAVERS OF WRAPAROUND CARE SYSTEM - 29 June 2026

WORK AND PENSIONS – OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEAVERS OF WRAPAROUND CARE SYSTEM - 29 June 2026

Sir Julian Lewis: With the impeccable timing of an Olympic medallist and world record beater, the inspirational Fatima Whitbread is in Parliament today in room U in Portcullis House till 4 pm, stressing the importance for people like herself brought up in the care system of wraparound local authority hubs working with and including the education, sport, police and charity sectors. Will a member of the ministerial team – preferably more than one – take the trouble to leave this Chamber when questions end and go over and talk to Fatima about her interesting and constructive ideas in this important field?

[Mr Speaker: I am not quite sure about the question, though it was a good twist on getting there.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Pat McFadden): Congratulations to Fatima Whitbread – a great British and Olympic hero. The right hon. Member is right about the importance of opportunity for care leavers from wraparound care – we are keen to do that. We want not just to help young people into work, but to help them after they have found work. We will certainly try to ensure that a member of the ministerial team calls into the event that he mentioned.]