§ Mr. Oakesasked the Minister of Labour what is the amount of repayments of Selective Employment Tax made so far; and how many claims are represented by this amount.
§ Mr. GunterIn the period up to 15th February the Ministry of Labour has paid out £144 million in premiums and refunds in respect of 104,000 claims. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (up to 15th February) has refunded £4.4 million in respect of 66,000 claims, and the Ministry of Social Security (up to 7th February) £189,000 in respect of 29,000 claims from private households.
The total of £148.6 million represents about three-quarters of the estimated refund and premium payments to be made to the private sector in this financial year.