National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 23: how MPs voted on 17 December 2024
Division 71, 17 December 2024, 18:22. The Commons Votes API gives 196 Ayes, 352 Noes: majority 156 for the Noes.
The question
Amendment proposed: 23, page 1, line 2, at beginning insert—
“(A1) The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is amended as follows.
(A2) In section 9(1A) after paragraph (aa) insert—
“(ab) if section 9AA below applies to the earnings, the veterans secondary percentage;”
(A3) After section 9A insert—
“9AA Veterans secondary percentage
(1) Where a secondary Class 1 contribution is payable as mentioned in section 6(1)(b) above, this section applies to the earnings paid in the tax week, in respect of the employment in question, where the earner is a veteran.
(2) For the purposes of section 9(1A)(a) above, the veterans secondary percentage is 13.8%.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a “veteran” means a former member of any of His Majesty’s forces.”” —(Daisy Cooper.)
This amendment would exempt veterans’ salaries from NICs changes.
Question put, That the amendment be made.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 105 of the 193 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 345 of the 350 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 345 |
| Conservative | 105 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 68 | 0 |
| Independent | 4 | 4 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 0 |
| Scottish National Party | 1 | 1 |
| Alliance | 1 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 193 | 350 |
Tellers: Susan Murray (Liberal Democrat, Mid Dunbartonshire) and Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat, Carshalton and Wallington) (Ayes); Anna Turley (Labour, Redcar) and Kate Dearden (Labour, Halifax) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Act
- Hansard: National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill
- Commons division 71
- Commons Votes API: division
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