Written questions

Social Services: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 12582 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising employer’s National Insurance Contributions on (a) trends in the level of recruitment and (b) the provision of care in the socia

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 13 Dec 2024

On 4 July, the Government inherited public finances that were in their worst state since the Second World War. We have considered the cost pressures facing adult social care as part of the wider consideration of local government spending within the Spendi...