§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 19 January 2000,Official Report, column 502W, on the basic state pension, what would be the real increase in the yield of national insurance contributions between 1999–2000 and 2010–11 if the total yield rose in line with average earnings. [114198]
§ Dawn PrimaroloIf total national insurance contributions receipts for Great Britain in 1999–2000 were increased in line with average earnings each year until 2010–11, then this figure would be some £11.7 billion higher than the 1999–2000 figure in real terms1.
This estimate was provided by the Government Actuary's Department.
1 Using GDP at market prices as a deflator.