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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillAs I set out during consideration of Lords amendments last week, and, indeed, at pretty much every other stage of consideration of the Bill, the response to the changes in…25 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWith the leave of the House, I will respond briefly to some of the comments made by Opposition Members. Although I feel that the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the hon. Member for…25 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe right hon. Gentleman raised the question of hospices during last week’s debate on amendments from the other place. As I made clear at the time, although hospices do not…25 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI will make a little progress. I have spoken about GPs, but the Department of Health and Social Care has entered into consultation with Community Pharmacy England regarding the…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI will not, as I have already given way several times and must make progress. We had to take those decisions to put the fiscal responsibility back at the heart of government, to…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillAs I have set out to the hon. Gentleman in a number of debates in recent weeks, the Government have had to take difficult but necessary decisions to restore fiscal responsibility…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI am not clear from the right hon. Gentleman’s intervention whether he finally accepts that we inherited a £22 billion black hole when we entered government. I know that several…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI welcome the opportunity to consider the Lords amendment to the Bill. I thank Members of both Houses for their careful scrutiny and consideration of the Bill, and I place on…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI am very aware of the fact that we inherited an economy and a fiscal situation in a mess. That was completely unsustainable, and it was our duty as a Government to address it. No…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI will make some progress.19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillNo, I will make some progress. The Government want to shift healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, to ensure that patients and their families receive personalised…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillAs I said a few moments ago, the way that the Government support central Government, local government and public corporations—that is Departments and other public sector…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe various organisations or services that I am talking about, whether GPs, pharmacies or organisations that provide social care, receive money from Government, and the way that…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for mentioning hospices, and perhaps I may set out the Government’s position on hospices and some of today’s amendments. The Government recognise…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWe inherited public services that were on their knees and needed urgent support. Part of the reason why we took the difficult but necessary decisions at the Budget last October…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillReports on work that the Department of Health and Social Care is carrying out are a subject for Ministers in that Department, but on the funding that I am speaking about, the…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI have explained how the Government are approaching employer national insurance contributions and the support that they offer for central Government, local government and public…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI have set out the Government’s approach to supporting Departments and other public sector employees when it comes to the changes to employer national insurance contributions. As…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIn that case, I will not take any more interventions, and I will make speedier progress. I will address Lords amendments 3, 6, 11 and 15, which relate to employers who provide…19 Mar 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising the question of GPs and the funding and support that the Government are providing them. We are investing an additional £889 million in…19 Mar 2025