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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillThe Bill does not do what the Government set out to do, which is to simplify the tax system. The tax system is not simpler as a result of the changes that are being made. It will…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillIt is a pleasure to take part in a Report stage where the Government do not have amendments to their own Bill. That is quite unusual these days. Most of the Bills that we have…10 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsWe have the best performing NHS in the UK, with the highest number of GPs per head of population. If this week has proven anything, it is that there is no guarantee that our NHS…05 Jun 2019HANSARDEngagementsI associate myself and my Scottish National party colleagues with the comments of others. Our thoughts are with the veterans gathered in Portsmouth today to commemorate the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDChild PovertyThat is not good enough. Analysis by Cambridge Econometrics states: “In all of the Brexit scenarios, real wages for low-pay workers are depressed due to increases in prices and…21 May 2019HANSARDChild PovertyIn evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee, the Child Poverty Action Group said of the two-child cap: “You could not design a better policy to increase child poverty than this…21 May 2019HANSARD Investigation of VeteransWe acknowledge the challenges that come with military service. We do need to be sensitive to those challenges and to recognise the volatile circumstances that came with serving in…16 May 2019HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeIt is all well and good for the Minister to say that there are going to be these centres, but they are not here yet. My constituents are having to travel to Glasgow for ID…16 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)You did; it is true. It does not happen often, though. Robert Jenrick: The established process is that we review pieces of new legislation within three to five years. As this is a…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q Does the Treasury have details about the number of business start-ups by people who have received termination payments? Simon Smith: We do not have specific data on that.14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q On the impact on the amount that employees receive, your work tells us that mostly people in the top two or three income deciles will be affected—or disproportionately impacted,…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q Okay. So it could be an additional administrative burden on those who do not currently pay any benefits in kind. Raj Nayyar: We think that there would be a one-off understanding…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q Currently, there may be employers out there who do not do anything on class 1A, because they do not provide any benefits in kind to employees. They will not change anything they…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q It seems to me that you are creating a different class within a class with these 1A contributions. They are still going be termed 1A contributions, but they will be treated…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q On the real-time collection mechanism, can you confirm that this is the only class 1A liability that will arise in real time? Robert Jenrick: Yes. Raj Nayyar: Yes. Simon Smith:…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)My other questions are on sporting testimonials. Chair, do you want me to hold them or ask them now?14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q Moving on to sporting testimonials, I am not somebody who goes to a huge number of live sports matches of any kind. How much do people generally pay for a ticket to a sporting…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q Are the ticket prices for the ones that are over £100,000, because they are likely to be caught, normally fixed, or are they done on a donation basis? Simon Smith: Again, there…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q I have a question about the consistency of the language in parts 1 and 2. Part 1 defines the amount received in relation to the income of the earner under section 403 of the…14 May 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill (First sitting)Q Is it intentional that there is a difference? Raj Nayyar: Yes, it was, but I think it would be best if we wrote to you.14 May 2019