HC Deb 24 May 1995 vol 260 c607W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the additional revenue gained to the national insurance fund if women aged between 60 and 65 years were subject to national insurance contributions. [24947]

Mr. Arbuthnot

The effect on the national insurance fund for 1995–96 is estimated to be a gain a of some £70 million.

Note: figures are for Great Britain.

Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what would be the additional cost to the national insurance fund of exempting men aged over 60 years from paying national insurance contributions [24949]

Mr. Arbuthnot

The effect on the national insurance fund for 1995–96 is estimated to be a loss of some £350 million.

Notefigures are for Great Britain.

Departmental Staff in Post—April 1993
HQ ISB BA CA CSA ITSA RA WPA DSS
SIP SIP SIP SIP SIP SIP SIP SIP Total
Grade 1–4 15.5 1.0 11.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 31.5
Grade 5 48.5 20.0 41.0 2.0 3.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 120.0
Grade 6 40.0 3.0 235.5 7.0 4.0 17.0 1.0 1.0 308.5
Grade 7 188.0 16.0 253.5 30.0 14.5 81.0 5.0 4.0 592.0
SEO 119.0 38.0 617.0 110.5 32.0 238.0 9.0 13.0 1,176.5
HEO/HEO(D) 340.0 189.5 3,140.0 458.0 178.5 742.5 26.5 55.5 5,130.5
LOI-EO-AT 279.0 170.5 16,016.5 2,580.0 1,260.5 1,455.0 46.5 298.0 22,106.0
LOII-AO 245.5 406.0 32,100.5 3,966.0 1,246.0 1,073.5 62.0 534.5 39,634.0
AA 98.0 164.0 8,272.0 1,804.0 168.0 264.0 4.0 366.0 11,140.0
SPES-PES 78.5 20.5 105.5 10.0 10.5 27.0 2.0 1.0 255.0
Typing Grades 27.5 53.5 1,278.0 110.0 8.5 18.0 3.5 76.0 1,575.0
SM1 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
SM2 0.0 0.0 7.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 12.0
SM3 1.0 0.0 27.0 10.0 0.0 4.0 134.0 0.0 176.0
SG1 9.0 0.0 374.5 57.5 0.5 54.0 0.0 0.0 495.5
SG2 40.0 19.0 1,520.0 205.0 10.0 84.0 0.0 5.0 1,883.0
Professionals 0.0 0.0 36.0 0.0 . 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 38.0
Others 0.0 0.0 18.5 15.0 0.0 0.0 11.0 29.0 73.5
Industrial 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 54.0 21.0 75.0
Permanent Posts 1,529.5 1,101.0 64,055.5 9,370.0 2,937.0 4,068.5 358.5 1,404.0 84,824.0
Casual 32.0 143.0 3,327.5 331.0 42.0 501.0 23.0 148.5 4,548.0
Fixed Term contract Figures not available for 1993

1. Independent statutory Bodies (ISB). 2. Benefits Agency (BA).

3. Contributions Agency (CA).

4. Child Support Agency (CSA).

5. Information and Technology Services Agency (ITSA)

6. Resettlement Agency (RA).

7. War Pensions Agency (WPA).

8. Staff in Post (SIP).

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