National Health Contributions (Employers)

HC Deb 20 May 1976 vol 911 cc716-7W

Mr. Lawson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the yield of employers' national insurance contributions in 1974–75 and 1975–76, both in total and as divided between private sector and public sector employers.

Mr. Deakins

In 1974–75 the total yield of national insurance contributions by employers, including the allocations to the National Health Service and the Redundancy Fund, amounted to £3,000 million. The corresponding figure for 1975–76 is estimated to be £4,040 million. The private sector accounts for about 70 per cent. of the total in each case.