§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing information available to him on the national insurance contributions or equivalents paid by people in(a) Germany, (b) Italy, (c) France, (d) the United States of America, (e) Holland and (f) the United Kingdom, together with the income bands where appropriate.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardI have been asked to reply.
Details concerning national insurance contributions or their equivalents for member states of the European Community are contained in the Department of Social Security's publication, "Tables of Social Benefit Systems in 597W the European Communities," the 1989 issue of which is available in the Library. For the USA the 1990 contribution rate for employers is 7.65 per cent. each and the rate for the self-employed is 15.3 per cent. The maximum annual contribution for both employers and employees is $3,924,45 for 1990. For the self-employed it is $7,848.90.