§ 14. Mr. AmessTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the effects of raising the national insurance upper earnings limit. [121385]
§ Dawn PrimaroloGiven the substantial increases in the starting point for paying employees' National Insurance contributions this year and next, raising the upper earnings limit helps to maintain a fair base for such contributions.
§ 18. Mr. WebbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many women were paying reduced rate national insurance contributions in(a) 1988 and (b) 1990. [121389]
§ Dawn PrimaroloAround 1,060,000 and 785,000 women respectively paid National Insurance contributions at the married womens' reduced rate in 1988 and 1990.