§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many individuals paid self-employed national insurance contributions for each year from 1957 to 1979.
§ Mr. MajorThe information is as follows. The two tables are not directly comparable because of the changes in the system which took effect in 1975.
Average number of self-employed persons for whom flat-rate contributions were paid or excused—Great Britain 1962–74 Year Thousands 1962 1,420 1963 1,420 1964 1,420 1965 1,420 1966 1,440 1967 1,480 1968 1,520 1969 1,580 1970 1,590 1971 1,600 1972 1,610 1973 1,620 1974 1,660 Notes:
- 1. All figures include persons excused contributions during unemployment or absence of work due to sickness, injury or maternity.
- 2. Figures not available for period before 1962.
Persons paying class 2 (self-employed) National Insurance contributions, United Kingdom Year Thousands 1975–76 — 1976–77 1,496 1977–78 1,515 1978–79 1,528 1979–80 1,608 Notes:
- 1. United Kingdom figure not available for 1975–76; in 1975–76
661 1,490 thousand persons paid Class 2 contributions in Great Britain. - 2. The figures include those who paid a mixture of Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 contributions.