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National Insurance Contributions Bill

I am grateful for your ruling, Mr. Speaker; it clarifies this particular matter. I wish to make one point about the Reasons Committee. To quote the Financial Secretary, the main purpose of the National Insurance Contributions Bill was to align the upper earnings limit of national insurance contributions with the starting point of the higher rate of income tax. Since the Bill went through the House of Commons, when we broadly debated the matters to which the Lords amendments relate, it has emerged that it is no longer the Government's stated intention to align national insurance contributions and income tax. Would it be appropriate for the Committee, in providing its reasons to the House of Lords, to give the reasons why the Government wish to proceed with the Bill, given that the stated policy intention no longer applies? Ordered,"That a Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments Nos. 1 to 4; Jane Kennedy, Mr. Bob Blizzard, Mr. Jeremy Browne, Mr. David Gauke and David Wright to be members of the Committee; Jane Kennedy to be the Chairman of the Committee; Three to be the quorum of the Committee; Committee to withdraw immediately.—[Mr. Khan.]"