§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has any plans to change the rules which allow insurance company employees involved in selling life insurance to be treated as self-employed for tax purposes.
§ Mr. Ridley[pursuant to his reply, 28 July 1983]: It is the law which lays down the rules for determining self-employment. The tax status of life insurance salesmen as employees or self-employed depends on the particular circumstances of their engagement. Anyone who believes he is wrongly assessed may appeal to the commissioners.