§ Mr. Evansasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many companies or individuals were prosecuted during 1984 by his Department for non-payment of national insurance contributions on behalf of their employees; and what were the comparable figures for each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe table shows the number of companies and individuals who were prosecuted for non-payment of national insurance contributions on behalf of their employees.
Criminal prosecutions for non-payment of Class 1 NI contributions Civil actions to recover unpaid Class 1 NI contribuburions 1979 260 527 1980 307 836 1981 461 945 1982 808 1,137 1983 1,625 1,038 1984 2,278 976