§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the arrangements for payments of benefits to people on Manpower Services Commission schemes who suffer industrial injuries; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe arrangements fall into two parts. People on a scheme operated by the Manpower Services Commission who have a contract of employment and who suffer an industrial injury are entitled to receive benefits under the Social Security Act 1975. People on a commission scheme who do not have a contract of employment are not eligible to receive these benefits, but the commission itself operates a scheme which is wholly analagous to the scheme run under the 1975 Act and involves the same payments.
Self-employed people are not covered by the 1975 Act or by the Manpower Services Commission scheme. I am satisfied that the present arrangements provide proper coverage for participants on commission schemes.