§ 63. Mr. Alportasked the Minister of National Insurance whether he will consider introducing legislation to enable self-employed persons to obtain benefits similar to those available to persons in Group I in return for the payment on a voluntary basis of a higher rate of contribution.
§ Mr. PeakeNo. The only benefits of the National Insurance Acts which are not provided for self-employed persons are unemployment benefit and industrial injury benefit. It has never been regarded as practicable to provide these benefits for the self-employed, either on a compulsory or a voluntary basis.