§ Mr. Paul Deanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate during the year 1977–78 of the total amount paid by the self-employed in national insurance contributions and the total amount paid to them in national insurance benefits.
§ Mr. OrmeIn his Report on the draft of the Social Security (Contribution, Re-rating) Order 1976 (Cmnd. 6688) the Government Actuary estimated that in 1977–78 self-employed persons would pay about £315 million by way of national insurance contributions. This includes £25 million in respect of National Health Service contributions.
590WIt is not possible to identify how much the self-employed will receive by way of national insurance benefits.