Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-35529 · Session 6

What discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding establishing a youth mobility scheme with the EU.

Answered Asked by Willie Rennie LD Lodged 6 Mar 2025

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding establishing a youth mobility scheme with the EU.

The answer

Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 14 Mar 2025 · 8 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Government is in regular contact with the UK Government to set out Scotland's priorities for the future relationship with the EU. We are clear that the UK Government should seek to agree a generous and wide-ranging youth mobility visa agreement with the EU. A youth mobility visa agreement will never replicate the benefits of freedom of movement, however, it will provide more opportunities for young people to live, work or study overseas. The UK already has reciprocal youth mobility agreements in place with 13 countries and territories and recent opinion polling shows strong support across Scotland for a UK/EU agreement.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-35529 by reference.