Question follow-through · 13229

Off-payroll Working

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the rate of employer national insurance contributions on contractors working inside IR35 via an umbrella company.

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
8 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
15 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the rate of employer national insurance contributions on contractors working inside IR35 via an umbrella company.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Raising the revenue required to fix the public finances and restore economic stability requires difficult decisions on tax, which is why we are asking employers to contribute more. A Tax Information and Impact Note was published alongside the legislation ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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