§ Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what were the rates of contributions payable under the National Insurance Scheme for each class of contributor during the period 5th July, 1948 to 5th July, 1958; in the case of a late age entrant classified as an employed person, how much he will have contributed over this period on the basis that his employment was uninterrupted; and how much will have been contributed over the same period by a self-employed person.
§ Miss HerbisonThe following table shows the amounts of the national insurance stamp during the period 5th July, 1948 to 5th July, 1958:—
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WOMEN Period Employee's share Employed Employer's share Total Self-employed Non-employed s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 5th July, 1948–30th September. 1951 3 10 3 3 7 1 5 1 3 8 1st October, 1951–5th October 1952 4 0 3 5 7 5 5 5 4 0 6th October, 1952–5th June, 1955 4 6 3 11 8 5 6 2 4 5 6th June, 1955–1 st September, 1957 5 6 4 11 10 5 7 2 5 2 2nd September, 1957–2nd February, 1958 6 0 5 1 11 1 7 10 5 10 3rd February, 1958–4th July, 1958 7 8 6 7 14 3 9 8 7 3 On the assumption that the late-age entrant was aged 55 (50 in the case of a woman) in July, 1948, and was in continuous employment up to July, 1958, the total joint contribution would have been £285 for a man and £227 for a woman. In the case of a self-employed man and woman the corresponding amounts would have been £193 and £161 respectively. None of these amounts include any interest.