§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total amount collected from 343W (a) employers and (b) employees in national insurance contributions in the last financial year; and what amount from these contributions went into the National Health Service funds.
§ Mr. PortilloThe information is as follows :
Estimated receipts1 from Class 1 National Insurance Contributions in 1987–88 (Great Britain) £ million Estimated receipts Allocated to National Health Service (a) Employers 213,700 1,250 (b) Employees 12,600 1,350 1 Provisional estimated outturn. 2 Net of Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay deductions of £950 million.