National Insurance (Top-up Payments)

HC Deb 18 June 2003 vol 407 c237W

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total value is in(a) real terms and (b) cash terms of the total amount paid in national insurance top-up payments in each year since 1992–93. [119915]

Dawn Primarolo

The information is given in the table.

£million
	National insurance class 3 contributions receipts, UK
Financial year	(a) Real terms (2001–02 prices)	(b) Cash terms
1992–93	68	54
1993–94	50	41
1994–95	70	58
1995–96	63	54
1996–97	74	65
1997–98	77	70
1998–99	59	55
1999–2000	62	59
2000–01	60	58
2001–02	75	75

Note:

Real term prices calculated using the HMT GDP deflator series.

Source:

The Government Actuary's Department has provided these estimates.