§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services by how much the national insurance fund has been in surplus for each year since 1950.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe information requested is as follows:
Financial Year and Surplus or deficit of National Insurance Fund* £ million 1949–50 161.4 1950–51 165.8 1951–52 113.0 1952–53 24.0 1953–54 51.3 1954–55 59.4 1955–56 51.3 1956–57 50.1 1957–58 20.5 1958–59 15.9 1959–60 0.4 1960–61 -7.5 1961–62 30.1 1962–63 3.8 1963–64 -35.4 1964–65 -10.6 1965–66 30.5 1966–67 -7.8 1967–68 -88.6 1968–69 -152.2 1969–70 -88.0 1970–71 64.3 1971–72 -0.6 1972–73 152.6 1973–74 259.5 1974–75 637.6 1975–76 318.9 1976–77 928.0 1977–78 678.5 1978–79 265.4 *Prior to 1975–76 includes National Insurance (Reserve) Fund and Industrial Injuries Fund which were merged with the National Insurance Fund from 1 April 1975.