§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are liable to pay national insurance contributions who earn between(a) the lower earnings limit and (b) the 1991 equivalent of the 1980 level of the lower earnings limit, revalued in line with earnings.
§ Mr. HanleyIf the lower earnings limit for national insurance contributions had been revalued in line with the increase in earnings since 1980, its present level would be £64.00. It is estimated that 15,000 people in Northern Ireland have weekly earnings between this figure and the current lower earnings limit of £52.00.
§ Mr. Tom ClarkeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in 1991–92 are liable to pay national insurance contributions who have earnings between the lower earnings limit and £64.80 per week in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. HanleyIt is estimated that, on average, some 15,000 people in Northern Ireland with weekly earnings between £52.00, the current lower earnings limit, and £64.80 will be liable to pay national insurance contributions in 1991–92.