New Clause 1 — Medical insurance (pensioner tax relief)

Part of Bail (Amendment) – in the House of Commons at 5:45 pm on 28 June 2011.

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Photo of Frank Dobson Frank Dobson Labour, Holborn and St Pancras 5:45, 28 June 2011

I am sure that people across the country would be astonished to discover that the first priority of Back-Bench Tories on health spending is to give a tax concession to people who pay, on average, £2,000 a year towards health insurance, because most people over 65 are in no position to pay such a sum towards health insurance. Most people across the country, including many pensioners, and perhaps even those pensioners who have private health insurance, think that the first priority for spending should be to avoid some of the cuts that the Government are already introducing and to direct spending to the national health service.