Debates between Rachel Reeves and Chris Bryant during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Wed 8th Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy
Commons Chamber

1st reading & 1st readingWays and Means Resolution ()

Health and Social Care Levy

Debate between Rachel Reeves and Chris Bryant
1st reading
Wednesday 8th September 2021

(3 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rachel Reeves Portrait Rachel Reeves
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The Minister has had a chance and he did not manage it. I will take an intervention from my hon. Friend.

Chris Bryant Portrait Chris Bryant
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Seventy per cent. of my constituents own their own home. The average house price in my constituency is £98,000. My constituents on lower than average wages in the country will be asked to contribute more in national insurance. Is it not manifestly unfair that they will still have to find £86,000, and the only place they will find that is out of the £98,000, so as to fund millionaires in south-east England to pass on the whole of their inheritance to their children?

Rachel Reeves Portrait Rachel Reeves
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My hon. Friend makes the point very well. People will still have to sell their homes to pay for care under these plans. There were three important points—