§ Mr. Fieldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the extra revenue to be gained from raising the ceiling on national insurance contributions for (a) employees class 1, (b) employers class 1 and (c) employees class 4.
§ Mrs. ChalkerOn the assumptions used in the report by the Government Actuary on the social security benefits uprating order 1980, Cmnd. 7971, if the upper earnings limit for national insurance contributions in the current tax year had been fixed as shown below, it is estimated that the extra revenue to be gained in national insurance contributions, including the national insurance surcharge, would have been:
Ceiling per week (a) employees £ million (b) employers £ million £180 60 135 £200 120 250 £250 190 400 £300 210 460 No ceiling 240 520
Ceiling per annum (c) self-employed £ million £9,000 6 £10,000 14 £11,000 22 £12,000 30 No ceiling 70