§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for each year since 1966(a) the total number of national insurance numbers in the United Kingdom, (b) the new numbers issued and (c) the total taken out of use; and if he will make a statement on the relation of (a) to (c) to the total number of people (i) working and (ii) potentially available for work. [11546]
§ Mr. HealdThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.
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Tax year Total number of National Insurance Numbers in the United Kingdom Total number of new National Insurance Numbers issued 1965–66 35,885,700 — 1966–67 36,947,100 1,061,400 1967–68 37,725,600 778,500 1968–69 38,849,200 1,123,600 1969–70 39,766,000 916,800 1970–71 40,594,300 828,300 1971–72 41,626,500 1,032,200 1972–73 42,260,300 633,800 1973–74 42,568,800 308,500 1974–75 43,650,700 1,081,900 1975–76 44,858,700 1,208,000
Tax year Total number of National Insurance Numbers in the United Kingdom Total number of new National Insurance Numbers issued 1976–77 46,351,000 1,492,300 1977–78 47,401,100 1,050,100 1978–79 48,453,200 1,052,100 1979–80 49,547,100 1,093,900 1980–81 50,607,200 1,060,100 1981–82 51,634,600 1,027,400 1982–83 52,647,700 1,013,100 1983–84 53,655,600 1,007,900 1984–85 54,670,000 1,014,400 1985–86 55,682,000 1,012,000 1986–87 56,708,200 1,026,200 1987–88 57,722,900 1,014,700 1988–89 58,709,400 986,500 1989–90 59,659,800 950,400 1990–91 60,573,400 913,600 1991–92 61,420,100 846,700 1992–93 62,223,300 803,200 1993–94 63,020,900 797,600 1994–95 63,850,100 829,200 Source
1 per cent, sample of the National Insurance Recording System (NIRS).