National Insurance Contributions (Hansard, 14 May 2002)

HC Deb 14 May 2002 vol 385 c572W 572W

§ Mr. Evans
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people he estimates will pay national insurance contributions in each of the next four years. [55262]

§ Dawn Primarolo
Available estimates of the number of people estimated to be liable to pay national insurance contributions on an average weekly basis are given in the table.

Estimated number of UK contributors, 2000–01 to 2003–04

Million

2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Class 1 21.6 21.4 21.5 21.8

Class 2 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8

Class 3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

These estimates were provided by the Government Actuary's Department.

Estimated number of UK contributors, 2000–01 to 2003–04
Million
	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
Class 1	21.6	21.4	21.5	21.8
Class 2	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8
Class 3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2