§ 47. Sir G. Sinclairasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will take steps to exempt employers from paying National Insurance contributions on behalf of employees who are not required to contribute to the scheme on the ground that they are too old to qualify for benefits.
§ Mr. PentlandNo. It has never been regarded as right to make an employer's liability to pay flat-rate contributions under the National Insurance scheme depend on whether the employee is liable to pay.