Employer National Insurance Contributions
Debate between Julia Lopez and Caroline Nokes(2 weeks, 5 days ago)
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Julia Lopez
No, I am afraid there is simply not enough time.
Finally, I want to mention a small private school in my constituency. Its pupils are some of the most vulnerable and deprived in our capital, as it is an alternative provision school. First, the Labour Government hit it with VAT. Now they are going to hit it with NICs and wage increases. Either it absorbs that cost or it passes it on to the local council. Those are four businesses from Harold Hill to Hornchurch providing critical services to my constituents, employing young people and giving working families opportunities. Now they are going to be hit by tens of thousands in extra costs, and that is before I even talk about the GPs, the pharmacists, the dentists, the charities, the shops, the restaurants and the pubs. It is for them that I am going to wholeheartedly—
Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)
Order. That brings us to the Front-Bench contributions.