§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is her estimate of the yield to the Exchequer in(a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–01 arising from the decision not to index fully for inflation the thresholds for employers' national insurance contributions; and if she will make a statement. [19865]
§ Mr. DenhamI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Northavon (Mr. Webb) on 5 December 1997,Official Report, column 383.
No estimates are available for 1999–2000 and 2000–01 because no decision has been made about the level of the earnings brackets for employers' secondary Class 1 contributions in those years.