§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing what rate of national insurance contribution would be required on a revenue-neutral basis for employees if (a) the reduced rate contribution were to be eliminated, (b) the threshold were raised to £3,600 for married persons and £1,800 for single persons, (c) no 748W contribution was levied on the amount below the threshold and (d) the ceiling was abolished; and what adjustment would have to be made to the contribution to allow for those who had been contracted-out.
§ Dr. BoysonI regret that these figures are not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing what rate of national insurance contribution would be required on a revenue-neutral basis for employers if the upper and lower limits were to be abolished, excluding the surcharge from consideration: and what adjustment would have to be made to the contributions to allow for those who had been contracted-out.
§ Dr. BoysonIf the lower and upper earnings limits were retained for employees' contributions and contracted-out rebate, but were abolished for employers' contributions, the rate of employers' contribution for 1984–85 could be reduced by 0.5 per cent. to 9.95 per cent. standard and 5.85 per cent. contracted-out—on the basis of the assumptions set out in the Government Actuary's report on the draft of the Social Security (Contributions Re-rating) Order 1983; Cmnd. 9092.