§ 78. Mr. Mappasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he now proposes to take in regard to evasion and avoidance of Selective Employment Tax in respect of the growing practice of men claiming to be self-employed in the construction industry.
§ Mr. DiamondLiability to Selective Employment Tax is only one aspect of the problem of self-employment in the construction industry. My right hon. Friends the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity and the Minister of Public Building and Works are discussing with the industry the proposals in the Phelps-Brown Report (Cmnd. 3714) for legislation to regulate self-employment in construction..