National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill — Clause 1 — Rate of secondary Class 1 contributions — 17 Dec 2024 at 17:55

“GPs cannot raise prices or operate at a loss.”

“Barring the pandemic, the survey has not seen job losses on this scale since the global financial crisis in 2009.”

“keep going with the focus on economic stability and clean energy. That’ll bring more people our way.”

“Medical, pharmacy, dental and optometry providers are the front door to the health service for families across Northern Ireland and vital for the transformation of care here. Yet these services are under extreme financial pressure, resulting in the closure of general practices.”

“Without adequate protection from these UK Government policy changes, the precarious position of Family Practitioner Services in Northern Ireland will deteriorate further. It is now an urgent imperative for the UK Government to protect primary care or risk the collapse of these vital services in communities across Northern Ireland.”

“Unlike public sector organisations, we have no protection against these rising costs. Without immediate government intervention, we’ll see widespread service reductions, job losses, and diminished support for our most vulnerable communities.”

“We are estimating that it’s going to cost an extra £12,000 a year. It’s very distressing and making it harder to keep our doors open and help reduce the burden on other parts of the NHS.”

“Even as a mutual building society, with no shareholders to generate returns for, we cannot simply swallow that cost. So, going forward, we will inevitably now employ five or six fewer people.”

“to ensure that those with the broadest shoulders pay their fair share.”-[Official Report, 8 September 2021; Vol. 700, c. 295.]

“The entire charity sector is increasingly burdened by climbing costs, funding issues, recruitment and retention challenges and an increased demand for services.

All too many have had to close their doors, with more expected to follow. Additional burdens being imposed by government at this juncture”,

“Coming just weeks after the prime minister announced a ‘new partnership that can harness civil society’s full potential’ this must surely be an unfortunate oversight, and one that simply cannot be allowed to stand given the scale of its implications for the not-for-profit sector and the many thousands of people who depend upon it in the absence of alternative statutory services.”

“to begin the work of national renewal. A rebuilding of our country, so that it once again serves the interests of working people.”

“The current crisis in the prison estate is a consequence of”-

“failure to align criminal justice policies with funding for the prison estate, leading to reactive solutions which represent poor value for money.”

“place considerable financial pressure on voluntary sector organisations, many of whom are crucial partners in delivering essential services.”

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