§ Mr. YeoTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the total annual revenue received from employees' national insurance contributions paid by employees earning(a) less than £70 per week, (b) less than £105 per week and (c) less than £155 per week.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information is as follows
Total annual revenue received from employees' national insurance contributions 1988–89 Earnings of employees £ billion Less than £70 a week 0.25 Less than £105 a week 0.85 Less than £155 a week 3.00 All figures are net of contracted out rebate, and exclude the reduced rate contributions paid by some married women and widows.