§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what have been the amounts of(a) employers' national insurance contributions and (b) employees' national insurance contributions expressed (i) in cash terms, (ii) at September 1997 prices and (iii) as a percentage of total Government receipts in each of the last 10 fiscal years. [22164]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is set out in the table:
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Estimated UK National Insurance Contribution Income from employers' and employees' contributions 1987–88 to 1996–97 (i) in cash terms, (ii) at September 1997 prices and (iii) as a percentage of total Government receipts (i) UK Contribution income1 (£ billion) (ii) September 1997 prices2 (£ billion) (iii) Percentage of General Government receipts Employers' NICs3 Employees' NICs Employers' NICs Employees' NICs Employers' NICs Employees' NICs 1987–88 15.33 12.89 23.73 19.95 8.7 7.3 1988–89 17.38 14.27 25.22 20.70 9.1 7.4 1989–90 19.63 14.75 26.62 20.00 9.5 7.1 1990–91 21.44 14.62 26.92 18.36 9.8 6.7 1991–92 22.33 15.30 26.36 18.06 10.0 6.9 1992–93 23.21 15.57 26.29 17.64 10.4 7.0 1993–94 24.69 15.54 27.18 17.11 10.7 6.8 1994–95 24.46 18.22 26.53 19.76 9.8 7.3 1995–96 25.49 19.49 26.90 20.57 9.4 7.2 1996–97 26.87 19.97 27.60 20.51 9.4 7.0 1 Full details of UK contribution income cannot be obtained in the time available. The figures are estimates calculated on the basis of GB contribution income. 2 GDP deflator used to convert cash prices to 1997–98 prices. 3 Includes Class 1A National Insurance contributions from 1992–93.