§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has of the amount of national insurance liability evaded by outworkers employed in their own homes, or by their employers.
§ Mr. DeanNone. Outworkers generally are not employed under a contract of service but are self-employed. There is, therefore, no liability for an employer's contribution. The Department has no evidence to suggest that outworkers as a group are prone to evasion.