§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what has been the end-of-year surplus/deficit on the national insurance fund in each year since 1979; and what has been the income and outgoings from the fund in each of these years.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardThe information for the years up to and including 1988–89 is in the table. Final figures for 1989–90 are not yet available.
£ billions Year Income Expenditure Surplus/ deficit 1979–80 13.30 12.76 + 0-.54 1980–81 16.01 15.60 + 0.41 1981–82 17.06 18.05 -0.99 1982–83 19.39 19.42 -0.03 1983–84 21.09 20.51 + 0.58 1984–85 22.12 21.74 + 0.38 1985–86 23.50 23.18 + 0.32 1986–87 25.34 24.93 + 0.41 1987–88 27.34 25.76 + 1.58 1988–89 29.82 26.74 + 3.08