No one denies that the NHS needs more money, but hiding behind the hon. Member’s intervention is the idea that there is no other way to raise the £12 billion that the national insurance rise will raise. It takes some cheek to hear that from Conservative Members, when just yesterday we heard of £8.7 billion being wasted on PPE procurement and £4.3 billion of fraud being written off by the Chancellor—there is the £12 billion. Frankly, the Chancellor should stop wasting money, stop letting criminals get away with fraud, and stop expecting working people to pick up the bill.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
James Murray
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 February 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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