Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2021 to Question 78496, whether his Department's engagement with the devolved Administrations included how the new Health and Social Care levy should be described by payroll messaging facilities in those nations.

The Government's ongoing engagement with the Devolved Administrations includes raising awareness of HMRC non-statutory guidance to employers, for example, being explicit on payslips that the increase in National Insurance liabilities pays for additional health and social care funding. This engagement will continue until, and beyond, the introduction of the Health and Social Care levy in April 2022.