Mr. Alan W. WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security why self-employed persons are ineligible to claim disability pension.
§ Mr. ScottThe arguments for preferential industrial injuries benefit for self-employed people are not as strong100W as they are for employees. The consideration that a person is acting under orders does not apply and, since there is no employer, there is no place for a preferential scheme to complement and limit the employer's liability at common law.