Class 4 National Insurance Contributions

Debate between Lord Hammond of Runnymede and Tracy Brabin

Wednesday 15th March 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hammond]

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, and I extend my sincere good wishes to all the people of Kettering—self-employed or otherwise—and everywhere else.

[Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen) (Lab)]

Although the freelance cultural industries and the self-employed of Batley and Spen are very grateful for this U-turn, it is the slashing of the dividend drawdown from £5,000 to £2,000 that makes a massive difference. Some people are living on this when they cannot get work for month after month. Will the Chancellor do a U-turn on that as well?