The Essex & Herts Air Ambulance's concerns about a rise in employers’ national insurance have been raised in the House of Commons.

From April 2025, Employer NICs will increase from 13.8 per cent to 15 per cent, with the charity claiming it will face additional costs of £100,000 due to the rise in a letter to Liberal Democrat Commons leader, Marie Goldman.

In the Commons, Ms Goldman said: "Earlier this week I received an email from Essex and Herts Air Ambulance, a registered charity that provides helicopter emergency medical services for the critically ill and injured of Essex, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.

"In the last financial year alone they attended 2,635 missions. It costs in excess of £1 million every month to keep the service operational and cover all charitable costs, this would not be possible without the goodwill of people in Essex and Hertfordshire.

"But the recent changes to employers’ national insurance would cost the charity an additional £100,000 per year.

"Will the Leader of the House grant a debate in Government time on how the impact of the rise in employers’ national insurance can be mitigated specifically for the charitable sector? Recognising the vital, sometimes lifesaving, role that this sector plays in all of our communities."