Question follow-through · 24125

Parish and Town Councils: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question HL3294 on Parish and Town Councils: Employers’ contributions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the pote

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
14 Jan 2025
Target answer date
16 Jan 2025
Answer
21 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question HL3294 on Parish and Town Councils: Employers’ contributions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the pote

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The government recognises the important role town and parish councils have in improving the quality of life and wellbeing of their communities. We recognise that the increase in the rate of employers’ National Insurance Contributions will lead to increase...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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