All 1 Grahame Morris contributions to the National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Act 2019

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Mon 10th Jun 2019
National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill
Commons Chamber

3rd reading: House of Commons & Programme motion: House of Commons & Report stage: House of Commons

National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill Debate

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National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill

Grahame Morris Excerpts
3rd reading: House of Commons & Programme motion: House of Commons & Report stage: House of Commons
Monday 10th June 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Peter Dowd Portrait Peter Dowd
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My hon. Friend makes a valid point. Assessments of the impact of austerity have found that 86% of the burden has fallen on women. The figures indicate that women are the most badly affected by austerity, and all this Bill does is overlay that and up the ante even further. I thank my hon. Friend for making that point, because in effect it is a stealth tax. That is what it amounts to: a stealth tax with no evidence base whatever to support it, other than the Government just wanting somehow to get more and more cash in because of their failed economic policies.

Grahame Morris Portrait Grahame Morris (Easington) (Lab)
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. The arguments that he is making are sound. There is a concern that this may well open the gates to further measures in the future. I fully understand that this is a charge that is being applied to employers, but it would be instructive if we used plain English and simple terminology. Why do we not use the term “redundancy” instead of “termination awards”, so that people will realise what is happening?