Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Graham Stuart Excerpts
Tuesday 3rd December 2024

(2 days, 2 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Darren Jones Portrait Darren Jones
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I thank my hon. Friend for her question. As she said, the Scottish Government’s spending review settlement for 2025-26 is the largest, in real terms, of any settlement since devolution began. The Scottish Government are receiving at least 20% more per person than equivalent UK Government spending in the rest of the United Kingdom. That translates to over £8.5 billion more in 2025-26 alone. This Labour Government are delivering for the people of Scotland by giving the Scottish Government the power and money to get on with the job, and it is for the SNP to be accountable for what it delivers for the Scottish people.

Graham Stuart Portrait Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con)
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Can the Minister confirm that of the £26.4 billion tax rise through the increase in employer NICs, £19 billion will come directly out of people’s pay packets? Secondly, can he confirm that the net amount that the Treasury will actually get from that £26.4 billion after behavioural change and public sector compensation is just £11 billion?