§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the numbers of people of working age with(a) no insurance records and (b) incomplete insurance records for each year of the past 30 years; and if he will express these data as a proportion of the working population. [112159]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 2 March 2000]: A full answer could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However the following information is available:
The numbers of people with qualifying years for retirement pension in Great Britain for the 18 financial years between 1978–79 and 1995–96 can be found in table 5 of "Contributions and Qualifying Years for Retirement Pension 1995–96—Volume 2", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
The numbers of people of working age in Great Britain (women 16 to 59: men 16 to 64) are shown in the table.
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Year Number of people of working age 1978 32,322,300 1979 32,576,900 2980 32,740,300 1981 32,905,600 1982 33,055,200 1983 33,311,300
Year Number of people of working age 1984 33,581,700 1985 33,770,100 1986 33,930,700 1987 34,106,100 1988 34,239,300 1989 34,359,800 1990 34,453,000 1991 34,524,700 1992 34,575,700 1993 34,621,200 1994 34,712,800 1995 34,863,500 1996 35,036,000 Source:
Population Estimates Unit, ONS
The numbers of deficiency notices issued in respect of each financial year between 1990–91 and 1995–96 for Great Britain are shown in the table.
Number of deficiency notices issued in respect of the tax year 1990–91 3,391,000 1991–92 3,422,000 1992–93 3,544,000 1993–94 3,747,000 1994–95 3,970,000 1995–96 4.360,000 Source:
National Insurance Contributions Office