§ Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the yield from employers' national insurance contributions in the last year.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information is as follows:
Estimated yield from employers' national insurance contributions £ billion 1987–88 14.38 1988–89 15.28 Figures include National Health Service allocation contributions and exclude deductions in respect of statutory sick pay and the statutory maternity pay. Estimates for 1988–89 were published in the Autumn Statement.