§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 19 November,Official Report, columns 591–21, on national insurance, how many employees paid (i) at and (ii) below the maximum national insurance contribution rates; and what was the total estimated employed population in each year from 1979–80 and 1995–96. [7933]
§ Mr. HealdThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables.
Number of people who paid Class 1 national insurance contributions in each relevant year (Great Britain) 000 Earnings equal to or above the Upper Earnings Limit (UEL) Earnings below the UEL 1979–80 997 22,004 1980–81 931 21,313 1981–82 877 20,361 1982–83 888 19,932 1983–84 927 19,830 1984–85 1,020 19,855 1985–86 1,088 20,104 1986–87 1,102 20,315 1987–88 1,294 20,679 1988–89 1,603 20,930 1989–90 1,747 21,113 1990–91 1,831 21,005 1991–92 1,707 20,364 1992–93 1,833 19,791 1993–94 1,802 19,710 1994–95 1,855 19,782 Source:
Lifetime Labour Market Database, a 1 per cent. sample of national insurance records taken at February 1996.
Notes:
1. Data relates to whole tax years and includes people who were employed and paid contributions for any part of the year.
2. Figures exclude women paying Reduced Rate Contracted-out National Insurance contributions, as they information is not available.
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Total estimated employed population—(Great Britain) 000 Employees 1979–80 1— 1980–81 21,405 1981–82 1— 1982–83 20,288 1983–84 20,515 1984–85 20,746 1985–86 20,852 1986–87 20,892 1987–88 21,601 1988–89 22,167 1989–90 22,388 1990–91 22,034
Total estimated employed population—(Great Britain) 000 Employees 1991–92 21,520 1992–93 21,313 1993–94 21,415 1994–95 21,675 Source: Labour Force Survey historical supplement 1996. Notes: 1 Figures for 1979 and 1981 are not available as the source survey was biennial prior to 1982. 1. Figures taken in March of each tax year, and as such are point in time figures. They are not seasonally adjusted.
§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 21 November,Official Report, columns 597–8, what is his estimate, at 1995–96 prices and if present contribution rates continued to apply, of the gross value of national insurance contributions for (a) the employed, (b) the self-employed, (c) employers, (d) class 1A for cars and car fuel and (e) the total of (a) to (d), before deducting NHS charges or allowing for occupational and personal pension rebates, for the years (i) 2000–01, (ii) 2010–11, (iii) 2020–21, (iv) 2030–31, and (v) 1995–96. [8252]
§ Mr. HealdThe information is as follows:
Great Britain (1995–96 prices) £ billion 1995–96 2000–01 2010–11 2020–21 2030–31 Employees 21.00 25.65 29.40 31.65 32.30 Self-employed 1.45 1.65 1.90 2.05 2.10 Employers Class 1 NICs 27.65 34.65 42.30 49.25 55.05 Employers Class lA NICs 0.50 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 Total 50.60 62.45 74.20 83.70 90.25 Source:
Government Actuary's Department
Notes:
1. Components may not sum to total due to rounding.