After months of campaigning to protect local businesses in Harpenden & Berkhamsted from the damaging impacts of the government’s Autumn Budget, Victoria Collins MP has had the matter debated in Parliament.
“...Harpenden & Berkhamsted needs to see improved access to healthcare services closer to our communities. Kicking the New Hospital Programme into the long grass and delaying investment is very worrying..."
Victoria Collins MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted pressed the Prime Minister to exempt health and social care providers, including GPs, from his government’s planned hike to employers’ National Insurance.
Victoria Collins MP, called for charities to be spared from the government’s planned hike to employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs), highlighting the impact on local organisations.
Victoria Collins MP for Harpenden & Berkhamsted, and the Lib Dems secured a vote in Parliament on 17 December to protect GPs, hospices and other health and social care providers from the Government’s National Insurance tax hike.
Liberal Democrat MPs Daisy Cooper and Victoria Collins have called on the government to “stop ignoring local communities”
As liberals, we believe that true equality is achieved when individuals are not only free from prejudice and discrimination, but also free to fulfil their potential. So fighting for LGBTQ+ rights is not a choice Liberals make.
The Liberal Democrats' bold plan to restore UK leadership in science and innovation will drive investment, boost global collaboration, and ensure technology benefits everyone, not just the privileged few.
Reflecting on the year’s International Women’s Day theme of “accelerate action”, I am sadly reminded of how much more we still need to achieve.
