§ Mr. BUTCHERasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether a trained nurse, who belongs to no institution and who carries on her profession entirely on her own account, is liable when she is engaged in nursing to be treated as an employed person; and, if so, by whom are the contributions payable in respect of her under the National Insurance Act to be paid?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe Insurance Commissioners are advised that a trained nurse working on her own account is ordinarily employed under contract of service. Insurance contributions are, therefore, payable in respect of her so long as she is employed at a rate of remuneration (inclusive of the value of board and lodging) not exceeding £160 a year. The person by whom, or on whose behalf, she is engaged is to be regarded as the employer.