Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 28609

East West Railway Company: Employers' Contributions

Tabled: 4 February 2025

Answered: 12 February 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether funding has been provided from the public purse to offset the impact of changes to employers’ National Insurance contributions on the East-West Rail Company.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government set aside funding for public sector employers for additional NIC costs. This is in line with the government’s usual approach to supporting the public sector, as was the case with the previous government’s Health and S...

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