HC Deb 10 February 1998 vol 306 cc190-1W
Mr. Fallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) if she will estimate how many companies would have to pay more in employer National Insurance contributions if the Government were to increase the rate of employer NICs on incomes above(a) £465, (b) £500, (c) £600, (d) £700, (e) £750, (f) £800, (g) £900 and (h) £1,000 a week; and in respect of how many employees they would have to pay more; [28688]

(2) if she will estimate the revenue which would be raised by increasing the rate of employer National Insurance contributions on incomes above (a) £1,000, (b) £900, (c) £800, (d) £750, (e) £700, (f) £600, (g) £500 and (h) £465 a week from 10 per cent. to (i) 12 per cent., (ii) 15 per cent., (iii) 20 per cent., (iv) 25 per cent. and (v) 30 per cent. [28690]

Mr. Denham

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.

Mr. Fallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will estimate the cost of abolishing the 3 per cent. band of employer National Insurance contributions. [28691]

Mr. Denham

Employers currently pay secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions at the rate of 3 per cent. in respect of employees who have gross earnings between £62 and £109.99 a week. If this band were abolished, so that no employers' contributions were paid on earnings of less than £110 a week, the estimated loss of contribution revenue would be around £260 million in a full year.

Source: Government Actuary's Department

Mr. Fallon

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will estimate how many companies would have to pay less in employer National Insurance contributions if the Government were to increase the amount an employee may earn before his employer is liable to pay NICs from £62 a week to(a) £70, (b) £75, (c) £80, (d) £85, (e) £90, (f) £95, (g) £100 and (h) £110 a week; and in respect of how many employees they would have to pay less. [28692]

Mr. Denham

Information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is set out in the table.

The number of employees in respect of whom employers would pay less in National Insurance contributions in an average week.

Weekly lower earnings limit (£) Number of employees
(a) 70 550,000
(b) 75 900,000
(c) 80 1,050,000
(d) 85 1,200,000
(e) 90 1,350,000
(f) 95 1,600,000
(g) 100 1,700,000
(h) 110 2,050,000

Note:

Details of the number of employers who would pay less are not available.

Source:

Government Actuary's Department.

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