Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) Act 2022

Key Points

• Repeals the Health and Social Care Levy set up to fund health and social care.
• Transfers funding back to the pre-levy arrangements.
• The bill has completed passage and received Royal Assent (now law).
• Originated in the Commons and involved votes across multiple stages.
• Affects taxpayers, employers, and NHS/social care funding and services.

Progress

The bill has completed its passage and received Royal Assent, so the Health and Social Care Levy is repealed and the funding framework for health and social care is returned to the previous system.

Voting

Voting was mixed across parties with no uniform bloc support. Members from several parties voted for and against at different stages, reflecting a range of positions on the repeal.