Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to eliminating National Insurance contributions for employers for each disabled employee who is hired; and what assessment have they made of the effect of this on the level of employment among the working-age disabled population.

In order to repair the public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the Government has taken the very difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance.

There are a wide range of factors that the Government needs to consider when introducing new tax reliefs, for example whether these support wider Government objectives, or add disproportionate complexity into the tax system. It is likely that a new relief would have to be paid for, at least in part, by increased taxes for other taxpayers or reducing expenditure on public services.