Question follow-through · 69087
Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing employer National Insurance contributions for employees returning to work after a year or more of unemployment.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 18 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2025 · 45 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
18 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing employer National Insurance contributions for employees returning to work after a year or more of unemployment.
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Sept 2025
Answer published
There are a wide range of factors to take into consideration when introducing a tax relief. These include how effective the relief would be at achieving the policy intent, how targeted support would be, whether it adds complexity to the tax system, and th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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