Written questions

Social Services and Health Services: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 14688 · Tabled 18 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to National Insurance contributions in the Autumn Budget 2024 on (a) social care and (b) NHS services.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 3 Dec 2024

We have taken tough decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget. This enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26. The employer...