National Insurance (Hansard, 21 February 1991)

§ Mr. Allen
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of national insurance contributions is collected by the(a) Inland Revenue and (b) other bodies.
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§ Mr. Jack
In 1989–90 the Inland Revenue collected 93 per cent. of all national insurance contributions. The remaining 7 per cent. were collected by the Department of Social Security.

§ Mr. Allen
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the total cost of staff and administration in collecting national insurance for each of the last 10 years.

§ Mr. Jack
The information is in the table. The figures show Department of Health and Social Security (now DSS) and Inland Revenue costs for the administration and collection of national insurance contributions.
The increase is accounted for mainly by the effects of inflation on salary and other operational costs. In addition, accommodation costs were transferred from the PSA to the administrative vote during the period covered by the table.

Income tax year Cost £ million

1980–81 98

1981–82 103

1982–83 116

1983–84 130

1984–85 138

1985–86 145

1986–87 152

1987–88 163

1988–89 174

1989–90 183

Income tax year	Cost £ million
1980–81	98
1981–82	103
1982–83	116
1983–84	130
1984–85	138
1985–86	145
1986–87	152
1987–88	163
1988–89	174
1989–90	183