Northern Ireland written question – answered at on 1 December 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will take steps to ensure that the policy of the Inland Revenue on liability for national insurance contributions does not lead to the loss of full-time jobs in the Ulster Orchestra.
In the absence of my hon. Friend Angela E. Smith, I have been asked to reply.
The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure and theArts Council of Northern Ireland are monitoring discussions currently taking place between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the Arts Council of England, the Association of British Orchestras and the Musicians Union about the national insurance liability on musicians' earnings. These discussions are ongoing and at an early stage.
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