Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Sport in the UK
"Absolutely—my hon. Friend is spot on. I am lucky enough to know very well David MacDonald and his team who run Uttoxeter races, and it is thriving. Horse-racing is a great sport that inspires people and gives a great day out. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that …..."Andrew Griffiths - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Sport in the UK
"I believe my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) may have been referring to attendance, but I understand the hon. Lady’s point.
Football is at the crux of the point I really want to make. We have had a great sporting weekend, with some fantastic …..."Andrew Griffiths - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Sport in the UK
"My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Women’s sport, such as women’s football, is thrilling to watch, and the advertisers should get on board and realise how powerful it could be for their brands.
Burton Albion Community Trust is a shining example of what many clubs up and down the country …..."Andrew Griffiths - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Apr 2016
Finance (No. 2) Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2016
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"Will my right hon. Friend give way?..."Andrew Griffiths - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2016
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"Will the Chancellor confirm to the House that this Government are spending £2 billion more on support for the disabled, that inequality is at its lowest rate for 25 years according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies and that there are 2 million more people in work thanks to this …..."Andrew Griffiths - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"Any changes or reductions in spirit duty will impact on the market for other drinks, such as beer. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, but this Government and this Chancellor scrapped Labour’s hated beer duty escalator and cut beer duty three …..."Andrew Griffiths - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 28th January 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Griffiths (Conservative - Burton)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) cost to the public purse of extending the class 1 secondary national insurance contributions exemption for employees aged under 21 to include employees aged under 25.
Answered by David Gauke
The Government is determined to support young people into work. The existing Employer NICs relief for under 21 year olds recognises that the problem of youth unemployment is most acute for those at the youngest end of the scale. The Employer NICs relief for apprentices under 25 (to be introduced this April) focuses resources on those seeking to gain skills and experience through an apprenticeship to improve their employment prospects.
HM Revenue and Customs does not routinely estimate the cost of extending tax or NICs reliefs, so an accurate assessment of the cost of extending the Employer NICs relief to all under 25s is not available. However, the Government keeps all taxes and tax reliefs under review as a matter of course. Any decision on extending these existing NICs reliefs would depend on whether this would offer value for money in helping young people find and stay in work.
Written Question
Tuesday 26th January 2016
Asked by:
Andrew Griffiths (Conservative - Burton)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of the extension of the Class 1 Secondary National Insurance Contributions exemption for employees aged under 21 to date.
Answered by David Gauke
The information requested is not available as HM Revenue and Customs does not routinely produce in-year estimates of the cost of abolishing Class 1 employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) for employees under the age of 21.
However a full year costing estimate of this policy is published in table 2.2 of Budget 2015 which is available from the following address:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416330/47881_Budget_2015_Web_Accessible.pdf
The estimates for each financial year from 2015 to 2020 are as follows:
Employer NICs: abolish for under 21s basic rate earnings
| £ million |
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
-450 | -500 | -535 | -560 | -585 |
These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) outturn data up to 2012-13, and then projected to 2019-20 in line with the Office for Budget Responsibility's March 2015 economic and fiscal outlook.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"T2. Under the previous Labour Government, thousands of pubs closed and the brewing industry was taxed to the point of extinction. The Campaign for Real Ale now says that the Chancellor has saved 1,050 pubs, sold 75 million extra pints and has been the saviour of Britain’s brewing industry. Does …..."Andrew Griffiths - View Speech
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