Speaking in the House of Commons, he highlighted the cases of two families in his constituency, one with a son born with fragile X syndrome and autism and another with a young teacher who suffered a massive stroke. Mr Connarty said: "Both of them now require 24-hour residential care. Their lives will be damaged irreparably if the government go ahead with the withdrawal of benefits for people in residential care - benefits that give them a quality of life that makes residential care not a prison sentence." Scotland Office Minister, Conservative MP David Mundell, replied: "The fundamental issue with disability living allowance is that it is not fit for purpose and needs change. "The government are taking those changes forward."