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Written Question
Doctors: Workplace Pensions
Monday 20th March 2023

Asked by: Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) total cost and (b) estimated financial benefit to doctors is of the policy to abolish the lifetime allowance on pension savings.

Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

As published on Budget Day, the total cost of the removal of the lifetime allowance charge from April 2023 and full abolition from April 2024 will be £2.75 billion over the scorecard period. This can be found on page 14 of the Policy Costings document.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1142824/Costing_Document_-_Spring_Budget_2023.pdf

Written Question
National Insurance
Wednesday 27th October 2021

Asked by: Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in National Insurance contributions on child poverty.

Answered by Simon Clarke

The government published distributional analysis on its plan for health and social care, alongside the announcement on 7 September. This showed that lower-income households will be large net beneficiaries from this package, with the poorest households gaining most (as a proportion of income).

Written Question
National Insurance: Ilford North
Friday 22nd October 2021

Asked by: Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of additional revenue that will be received as a result of his planned increase to National Insurance Contributions from (a) businesses and (b) individuals in Ilford North constituency.

Answered by Lucy Frazer

The final costing of the policy, as well as the impacts on individuals and businesses, are due to be set out in the upcoming Autumn Budget.

Written Question
National Insurance: Ilford North
Friday 22nd October 2021

Asked by: Wes Streeting (Labour - Ilford North)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he made of the number of (a) individuals and (b) businesses in Ilford North constituency that will be affected by the planned increase to National Insurance Contributions.

Answered by Lucy Frazer

The final costing of the policy, as well as the impacts on individuals and businesses, are due to be set out in the upcoming Autumn Budget.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Apr 2021
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"The hon. Gentleman makes a comparison between the Treasury’s response to the covid crisis and the Treasury’s response to the last financial crisis. I wonder, therefore, whether we ought to be blaming the enormous deficit and debt now on Conservative profligacy or whether we will finally accept that, in 2007-08, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Black History Month

"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) on securing this important debate. I count myself privileged having grown up in the east end of London and then, like many communities, having moved further out towards the constituency that I now live in and represent.

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Black History Month

"I am so grateful to the Minister for that question, because, after my slight rant, it brings me back to the issue I wanted to talk about, which is schools. In 2008, the last Labour Government said that black history should be made compulsory within the curriculum, but let us …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 Oct 2020
Productivity: Rural Areas

"It is a pleasure to be here for your debut in the Chair, Ms Ghani. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Cornwall (Scott Mann) on securing this very good debate. I also congratulate all those Members who were elected for the first time at the most recent general election—not …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 21 Sep 2020
Draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. Although no one believes that huge exit payments from the public sector are right, and it is an issue that needs to be addressed, we are concerned about the way the Government are implementing the regulations. They are unnecessary, …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Mon 21 Sep 2020
Draft Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020

"Of course, it is easy to point to those examples. I wonder how the six-figure pay-off to Mark Sedwill could have been considered value for taxpayer money, and how much the wider cull of top civil servants under the Government is costing the taxpayer...."
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