questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department considered including self-employed people within the scope of the Double Contributions Convention signed with the Government of the Republic of India on 10 February 2026.
answerText: Double Contributions Conventions are designed to prevent double payment of social security contributions. The agreement does not include self-employed workers as they are not covered by India’s Employees' Provident Fund Scheme.
heading: Self-employed: India