National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

Viscount Stansgate Excerpts

Committee stage
Wednesday 29th January 2025 Grand Committee

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Viscount Stansgate) (Lab)]

I am sorry to interrupt the noble Lord but, as Members may have noticed, there is a Division in the Chamber. The Committee stands adjourned until 5.28 pm.

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[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Viscount Stansgate) (Lab)]

My Lords, we will resume the Committee. The noble Lord, Lord Leigh, has the floor.

[Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con)]

My Lords, I think that I had reached the conclusion of my remarks, which is that I support these amendments. I particularly support impact assessments.

Before I sit down, I just make the comment that it is somewhat strange to note that we were voting on something in the Chamber of the House relating to boxes in the Royal Albert Hall, but we are deprived of the opportunity to vote on the matter of national insurance rises for every company in the UK. That seems to me to be somewhat absurd.