§ Mr. Bevanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the 285W average national insurance contribution paid by a self-employed person.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe total yield of class 2 and class 4 contributions by the self-employed in 1980–81 is estimated to be about £262 million. On average it is estimated that about 1¼ million people pay class 2 contributions each week. On this basis, the average total self-employed contribution is therefore about £4 a week. This is, however, a very rough estimate. Many people have a mixture of earnings from employment and self-employment, and the above average applies only to their contributions as self-employed persons.