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Delivery Services: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 26053 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 7 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the Employer National Insurance Contributions lost to the Exchequer as a result of the misclassification of workers as self-employed in the parcel delivery sector; and what steps he is t

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 7 Sep 2026

HMRC does not produce estimates of Employer National Insurance Contributions lost through worker misclassification in the parcel delivery sector. Employment status for tax purposes depends on the specific terms and conditions of an engagement and must be ...