Member

I am not quite sure what Amendment 44 is doing, other than probably probing, because it is a bit like putting melting ice cream in a refrigerator that has no power. The reason for that is that GPs are not able to claim the employment allowance. It could be raised to £100,000, and it would have no impact on GP practices because they are not able to claim the employment allowance. As probing as the amendment is, raising the allowance to £20,000 would have no impact whatever.