Lords 'tidies up' National Insurance bill
5 March 2025
The National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill had its third reading, a chance for members to make sure the eventual law is effective, workable and without loopholes, on Tuesday 4 March.
The National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill will implement the new rates of national insurance contributions announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 2024 Autumn Budget.
Third reading
Third reading is a chance for members to ‘tidy up' a bill, making small changes to ensure it is effective.
One amendment (change) was put forward ahead of third reading to make the legislation applicable to certain parallel services in Scotland. The change was agreed to by members.
Catch up
Watch or read the debate
- Watch on Parliament TV.
- Read the Lords Hansard transcript.
Explore further information
Find out more about the bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.
Next steps
Following completion of third reading, the bill now passes to the House of Commons for its consideration.
What's happened so far?
Report stage
Report stage, a chance to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes, took place on Tuesday 25 February.
Committee stage
Committee stage, a thorough examination of the individual parts (clauses) of the bill, concluded on Thursday 6 February.
Second reading
Second reading, the main debate on the key principles and main purpose of the draft law, took place on Monday 6 January.
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