Public Expenditure

Part of Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 4:36 pm on 15 May 1991.

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Photo of Margaret Beckett Margaret Beckett Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 4:36, 15 May 1991

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We have never denied that some teachers will be affected; nor have we tried—unlike Conservative Members—to conceal from them the impact that the changes will have. We want teachers to know what a Labour Government would propose and we want them to know where the money will go. Many of the teachers whose income is near the ceiling and will rise above it, will be net gainers from the switch from national insurance contributions when the sum is pooled into child benefit —another fact that the hon. Member for Esher forgot. A small number of teachers will be affected, and only if they receive incentives.