Edward Argar

Edward Argar

Conservative — Melton and Syston

Speaking in the House of Commons on 5 November 2024

Debate

Income Tax (Charge)

Contribution

I welcome the hon. Lady to her place as well. I think this is the first opportunity I have had to respond to a intervention or question from her. In fact, we put record funding into the NHS—£164.9 billion per year—and on top of that we recruited more doctors and more nurses. We did not do that by piling tax hikes on hospices and general practices, among others. I am not sure how hitting primary care, social care or charities supporting NHS services will help the Secretary of State to deliver his aim of cutting waiting lists. I hope that the Chief Secretary will tell the House what steps the Treasury is taking to ensure that those organisations are not hit by these changes. Let me take a moment to consider what was not included in the Budget.

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