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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMembers will have to wait a second so that I can answer this question. We will maintain the charitable reliefs in the system, such as business tax relief and gift aid relief.…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillWe recognise that tough decisions had to be taken throughout this Budget, but that is exactly why we have balanced the difficult decisions on the rate of national insurance and…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe hon. Member focuses on the national insurance contributions changes, which is rightly the focus of this Bill, but I urge her to look at that in the context of everything else…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsWe recognise that the decision on national insurance contributions is a tough one, but we also recognise that it was necessary for the Chancellor to set out a Budget that included…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsAs my hon. Friend will know, many hospices are independent charities and therefore will be able to access the employment allowance, which we have doubled to £10,500 a year, as…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsIf the shadow Minister would like to know which public sector organisations will be compensated, he could look at what his Government did with the health and social care levy,…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsI do not think the shadow Minister listened to my response to the previous question, in which I set out very clearly the definition of the public sector for the purposes of…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsWe recognise that we have taken a tough decision to increase the rate and broaden the base through changes to the secondary threshold. I welcome the work done by the organisation…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsThe Liberal Democrat spokesperson began her question by saying that we all want public services; the problem is that not all of us in this Chamber are prepared to pay for them.…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsThe funding for the impact on public sector organisations includes funding for the devolved Governments, which is allocated through the Barnett formula in the usual way. It is the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDBusiness Rates: High Street RetailersAs the hon. Gentleman will know, we set out our plans for reforming business rates to ensure that retail, hospitality and leisure properties on the high street with rateable…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTaxation: Online Multinational CorporationsEnsuring that online multinationals pay their fair share of tax is crucial, so the Government are finalising the implementation of internationally agreed rules for a minimum 15%…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI have already given way to the right hon. Gentleman, so I will make some progress. Within the policy, provision for pupils with special educational needs is an important matter…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Four weeks ago today, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor delivered the first Budget of this new Government. It was a…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI will come to the energy profits levy in a moment, but we have engaged with the oil and gas industry to ensure that we raise the money we need for the clean energy transition…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillEvery business knows that we can make investment decisions only on the basis of secure public finances and economic stability, which is why this Government’s first priority has…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI will make some progress. As the Chancellor set out in the Budget, we believe that before making any changes to the tax rates that people pay, it is vital that we do everything…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend is right that every parent aspires to a high-quality education for their children, and that is exactly what this Government will achieve through the already…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI am keen on our manifesto, which delivered this Labour majority and this Labour Government. If the hon. Gentleman looks at the manifesto that we went into the election with, he…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillAs the hon. Gentleman knows, mental health, more broadly, is a priority for this Government. On the policy around VAT on private school fees, the impact on pupils in private…27 Nov 2024