Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration, if any, they have given to creating a new category of tax advantaged share scheme, analogous to the existing employee share ownership schemes, for which people in the gig economy would be eligible.

The government is not considering creating a new tax-advantaged share scheme for self-employed contractors.

The purpose of all the existing schemes is to encourage employee share ownership and support employers' efforts to foster a more enterprising and productive relationship with their employees.

Where companies employ staff directly, they may offer tax-advantaged options to their employees through one of the existing schemes.