HC Deb 24 May 2004 vol 421 c1463W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many national insurance numbers have been issued in each year since 1992. [172917]

Mr. Pond

The number of National Insurance Numbers (NINOs) created each year since 1992 on the Departmental Central Index (DCI) is in the table.

Year January to December NINOs created on DCI
1992 9,765,000
1993 3,292,000
1994 1,057,000
1995 1,008,000
1996 979,000
1997 1,018,000
1998 1,027,000
1999 1,023,000
2000 996,000
2001 928,000
2002 1,082,000
2003 1,142,000