§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the balance of the national insurance fund was(a) in total and (b) above the Government Actuary's recommended margin (i) in April 2000 and (ii) in April 2001; and what is the forecast on the basis of plans for April 2002. [12651]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 5 November 2001]: I refer my hon. Friend to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General—national insurance fund account 1999–2000 (HC446)—and the report by the Government Actuary on the drafts of the Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order 2000 and the Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2001 (Cm 4933).
These reports are available in the Library of the House.