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National Insurance Contributions Bill

I want to begin by wishing all Members who have given the Chamber priority on this, the period approaching the Christmas period, a happy Christmas; I hope that they have a nice break. The compliments of the season to everyone. We have had an extraordinary debate today. We see that the Conservatives are going to vote against a Bill that helps to put into effect a tax cut that will benefit or not disadvantage 21 million people; that will take 600,000 pensioners out of tax completely, a point that was not even mentioned this evening; that will take 200,000 children out of poverty—child poverty did not feature much, either; in fact, I am not sure that it was even mentioned by Conservatives—and that will help to make work pay.