§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the amounts of PAYE and national insurance written off for each year since 1975.
§ Mr. DorrellThe amounts of PAYE and NIC remitted or written off since 1975 are as follows:
Year PAYE amount in £ thousands Class 1 and 1A NIC amount in £ thousands 1975 n/a n/a 1976 n/a n/a 1977 n/a n/a 1978 n/a n/a 1979 n/a n/a 1980 9,914 1,056 1981 11,432 1,158 1982 15,281 1,261 1983 22,622 1,555 1984 33,312 1,971 1985 46,695 2,213 1986 60,915 4,377 1987 92,560 8,514 1988 130,724 15,894 1989 122,890 15,127 1990 107,091 17,239 1991 135,258 21,644 1992 381,172 32,570 Separate figures for PAYE and NIC for the years 1975–1979 are no longer available in the form requested.