HC Deb 21 January 1980 vol 977 cc47-8W
Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list the

1975–76 1976–77
£ million Percentage of accumulated funds £ million Percentage of accumulated funds
Flat-rate contributions … 278 12.2 166 5.1
Graduated/earnings related contributions … … 6,028 264.5 7,722 238.6
Exchequer contributions … 1,158 50.8 1,417 43.8

1977–78 1978–79
£ million Percentage of accumulated funds £ million Percentage of accumulated funds
Flat-rate contributions … 174 4.4 154 3.8
Graduated/earnings related contributions … … 8,556 217.9 9,000 219.8
Exchequer contributions … 1,569 40.0 2,017 49.3

Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will list the national insurance contributions of (a) employees, (b) employers and (c) the Government for each year since 1946; and if he will present each of these three sets of data as percentages of (i) central Government revenue and (ii) the national insurance fund;

(2) if he will list the size of the surplus or deficit of the national insurance fund for each year since 1948.

Mrs. Chalker

The information requested—relating to the United Kingdom

size of the flat-rate contributions to the national insurance fund for each year since 1948; and if he will present these data as a percentage of the total size of the fund;

(2) if he will list the size of (a) the flat rate contribution and (b) the graduated contributions to the national insurance fund for each year since 1961; and if he will present these data as a percentage of the total size of the fund;

(3) if he will list the size of the Exchequer contribution to the national insurance fund for each year since 1948; and if he will present these data as a percentage of the total size of the fund.

Mrs. Chalker

The information requested—relating to the United Kingdom and by financial years to 1974–75—can be found in the relevant editions of the Central Statistical Office's publication "Annual Abstract of Statistics" held in the Library. The relevant table is headed "National Insurance and Industrial Injuries Funds" and is contained in chapter III, social conditions.

For the years subsequent to 1974–75 the information is as follows:

and by calendar years to 1978—can be obtained from the relevant editions held in the Library of the Central Statistical Office's publications "National Income and Expenditure" in the central Government section under headings "Current Account" and "Current Account of National Insurance Fund".