Asked by: Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to granting businesses that employ people with learning disabilities an exemption or reduction in employer National Insurance contributions.
Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The government is committed to helping people with health conditions and disabled people, including those with learning disabilities, to start and stay in work.
The government provides support to employers to recruit and retain disabled people through the Access to Work scheme, which assists with the cost of specialist equipment, workplace adjustments or support workers.
The government has also announced the largest investment in employment support in at least a generation to help sick and disabled people, reaching £1 billion per annum by 2029-30. The government has also made significant investments in employment support for disabled people at the Spending Review, including through the rollout of Connect to Work which will help up to 100,000 individuals a year to secure work and the delivery of Work Well, a programme which aims to improve health and employment outcomes through locally led work and health services.
The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of the policy making process. The Chancellor will announce any changes to the tax system at fiscal events in the usual way.
Asked by: Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on the success of British farming.
Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer National Insurance contributions (NICs). The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on individuals, businesses, and civil society organisations, as well as an overview of the equality impacts.
The Government’s decisions at Autumn Budget 2024 provide £5 billion over two years for farming and land management in England which will restore stability and confidence in the sector, strengthening food security alongside nature’s recovery. This is the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s history.