NHS Pension Scheme

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at on 21 May 2019.

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Photo of Paul Masterton Paul Masterton Conservative, East Renfrewshire

I am grateful to the Chancellor for that answer, and particularly to the Government for accepting that the taper contributes to capacity gaps and retention issues in the NHS. Given that the costs of increased waiting times, delayed diagnosis and knowledge gaps far outweigh the tax revenue generated, would not the sensible and fiscally responsible thing be just to scrap the taper altogether?