§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many individuals paid self-employed national insurance contributions in each of the years 1979–80 to 1988–89 inclusive.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe United Kingdom figures of the number of individuals who paid class 2 (self-employed) national insurance contributions between 1979 and 1988 are set out in the table. Agreed figures for the final year are not yet available for publication.
Number2 (thousands) Number3 (thousands) 1979–80 1,376 232 1980–81 1,450 211 1981–82 1,479 218 1982–83 1,526 240 1983–84 1,594 251 1984–85 1,663 251 1985–86 1,732 261 1986–87 1,850 295 1987–881 1,871 280 1Provisional figures. 2Who paid only Class 2 contributions during the year. 3Who paid a mixture of Class 2 and Class 1 contributions during the year.