Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Ben Spencer Excerpts
Tuesday 11th October 2022

(2 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng
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We are absolutely committed to fairness and to helping the most vulnerable in our society—we are always committed to that—and I will not prejudge or anticipate measures in the medium-term fiscal plan this afternoon.

Ben Spencer Portrait Dr Ben Spencer (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend confirm that the cuts to national insurance will help not only working households, but businesses and the public sector, such as schools?

Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng
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My hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is absolutely right. The reversal of the planned increase in national insurance will help businesses, individuals and the institutions to which he refers.