§ Mr. Tileyasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many contributors there were to National Insurance at the latest convenient count, divided between those making full contributions, employers' contributions only, self-employed contributions and non-employed contributions.
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§ Mr. PentlandFollowing are the figures:
ESTIMATE* OF THE AVERAGE NUMBERS OF CONTRIBUTORS† DURING THE YEAR 1963 Great Britain Millions Contributors Men and women Men Spinsters, widows and divorced women Married women All persons 24.84 16.65 3.86 4.33 Employed persons (flat rate contributions): (1) Full contributions 19.47 15.00 3.35 1.12 (2) Employers' contributions only 3.68 0.21 0.32 3.15 Self-employed persons 1.42 1.32 0.08 0.02 Non-employed persons 0.27 0.12 0.11 0.04 * By the Government Actuary's Department. † Including persons whose contributions were excused because of unemployment, maternity or incapacity for work.