Andrew Bowie
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Health and Social Care Levy
Andrew Bowie ExcerptsWednesday 8th September 2021
(3 years, 2 months ago)
Commons ChamberRead Full debate Health and Social Care Levy Act 2021 Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Alison Thewliss
The hon. Gentleman has done more talking than listening in this place. It would be useful if he sat down.
The spending cuts will have an impact on Barnett consequentials. It would be just like this UK Tory Government to appear to give with one hand while picking Scotland’s pockets with the other. A new Tory poll tax that punishes those on the lowest incomes is being forced upon Scotland by a Government we did not vote for.
Alison Thewliss
If the hon. Gentleman wants to explain that to his constituents, I would be very glad to hear it.
Andrew Bowie
The hon. Lady is making a serious speech with lots of very pertinent points, many of which I disagree with, but the fact is that we have come to the crux. This action by the Government will actually deliver more than £1 billion of extra funding to Scotland’s national health service. The real reason SNP Members oppose the motion is that they would rather Scotland’s NHS were poorer than that Scotland benefited from being a part of this United Kingdom. That is the fact.