§ Mr. Morganasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will favourably consider exempting charities, and churches in particular, from the employers' share of national insurance contributions.
§ Mrs. ChalkerNo. Churches and other charitable bodies are already exempt from the national insurance surcharge, and total exemption from the employer's obligation to make a national insurance contribution for his employees would not be justified. It would also mean a substantial loss of revenue which would have to be made good by an increase in contribution rates for others or in the Treasury supplement.