FREELANCE MUSICIANS, CLASS 1 NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTORY JOB SEEKERS' ALLOWANCE (EDM1179)

FREELANCE MUSICIANS, CLASS 1 NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTORY JOB SEEKERS' ALLOWANCE

EDM number 1179 in 2005-06, proposed by John Hemming on 01/12/2005.

That this House notes that many orchestras are threatened with closure as a result of a requirement by HM Revenue and Customs to make back payments of Class 1 National Insurance contributions; believes that freelance musicians are different to freelance actors in that the nature of the work makes it all but impossible to claim any job seekers' allowance and, therefore there is little benefit to them of paying such insurance payments; and calls for the exemption from compulsory Class 1 NI contributions to be maintained and backdated to 1998 for freelance musicians.

This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
John Hemming	01/12/2005	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
David Heath	01/12/2005	Somerton & Frome	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	02/12/2005	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Bob Spink	05/12/2005	Castle Point	Conservative	Seconded
Colin Breed	06/12/2005	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Don Foster	07/12/2005	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Mike Hancock	07/12/2005	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Dismore	07/12/2005	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Robert Key	07/12/2005	Salisbury	Conservative	Signed
Iris Robinson	07/12/2005	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Alan Simpson	08/12/2005	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	12/12/2005	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	13/12/2005	Gower	Labour	Signed
Jeffrey M Donaldson	14/12/2005	Lagan Valley	DUP	Signed
John Pugh	15/12/2005	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Wilshire	19/12/2005	Spelthorne	Conservative	Signed
Simon Hughes	09/01/2006	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
George Galloway	09/01/2006	Bethnal Green and Bow	Respect	Signed
David Jones	09/01/2006	Clwyd West	Conservative	Signed

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