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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-06more like thismore than 2017-10-06
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading National Insurance Contributions remove filter
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of his Department's policy on employment allowance on (a) employment and (b) small and medium-sized enterprises; and whether he plans to amend the employment allowance policy. more like this
tabling member constituency Motherwell and Wishaw more like this
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Marion Fellows more like this
uin 106157 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The Employment Allowance allows business and charities throughout the UK to reduce their employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) bill by up to £3,000 every year. Last year alone this meant over 1 million employers benefitted, of which 97% had fewer than 50 employees. Employers overall saved £2bn in employers NICs due to the Employment Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published research into awareness and impact of the Employment Allowance with small employers in 2015. This can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445848/Research_Report_368_Awareness_and_Impact_of_the_Employment_Allowance_-_Research_with_small_employers.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/445848/Research_Report_368_Awareness_and_Impact_of_the_Employment_Allowance_-_Research_with_small_employers.pdf</a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Central Devon more like this
answering member printed Mel Stride more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-11T11:33:09.97Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-11T11:33:09.97Z
answering member
3935
label Biography information for Mel Stride more like this
tabling member
4440
label Biography information for Marion Fellows more like this