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1435526

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of National Insurance contributions received from people resident in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK for each year since 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	129838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The estimates of annual National Insurance contributions by country and region of the UK can be found in ‘Country and Regional Public Sector Finances: Revenue Tables’: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/datasets/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinancesrevenuetables</a>.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/03/2022 15:32:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1662616

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimates they have made, if any, of the cost savings that would result from increasing the minimum years of National Insurance contributions required for a full State Pension from 35 to 45.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
	uin	HL10441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The number of Qualifying Years required for a full State Pension strikes a balance between achieving wide coverage, maintaining the contributory principle and ensuring the overall affordability of the State Pension.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/10/2023 16:45:14 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

1698285

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks of Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 18 March (HL Deb col 82), what is their assessment of the implications for calculating entitlement to contributory working age benefits and pensions of abolishing national insurance contributions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL3589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>Cutting NICs does not affect anyone’s entitlement to the State Pension or contributory benefits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 08/04/2024 13:56:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1700735

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 8 April (HL3589), whether they will now answer the question put; namely, what is their assessment of the implications for calculating entitlement to contributory working age benefits and pensions of abolishing, rather than cutting, national insurance contributions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL3770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government already cut employee NICs by 4p, self-employed NICs by 3p and abolished the requirement to pay Class 2 for self-employed people across Autumn and Spring without increasing borrowing or cutting spending. That is the model the Government wants to follow when it is prudent to go further.</p><p> </p><p>The ambition to abolish NICs is about reducing tax and rewarding work, not about reforming the contributory benefits system. It is a long-term ambition, and the Government has been clear, this cannot be done overnight and this can only be done in a fiscally responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>Cutting NICs rates does not affect anyone’s entitlement to the State Pension or contributory benefits.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 25/04/2024 10:35:56 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1660145

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of calculating national insurance contributions using the combined income from multiple employers.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	199225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are assessed on a pay-period basis per each employment. Requiring the aggregation of earnings for NICs of people doing more than one job with multiple employers would be administratively complex, increasing the burden on employers.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government keeps all taxes, including NICs, under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/09/2023 09:45:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1702296

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of (a) Class 1 employee, (b) Class 1 employer, (c) Class 2 and (d) Class 4 self-employed National Insurance Contributions receipts in the 2023-24 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing North
	tabling member printed	James Murray
	uin	22658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility publishes forecast levels of National Insurance receipts in their Economic and Fiscal Outlook report.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/04/2024 12:36:25 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4797 label Biography information for James Murray

1437713

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will delay the planned national insurance increase due to take place in April 2022 in response to the increase in fuel costs.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	134006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The Health and Social Care Levy will establish a long-term, sustainable source of revenue to give healthcare the extra funding needed to recover from the pandemic and to implement reform to social care as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The increased spending takes immediate effect this year to deliver our ambitions to tackle the NHS electives backlog, which is why we cannot delay the introduction of the Levy. The Government is committed to responsible management of the public finances and it is important that this spending is fully funded, particularly in the context of record borrowing and debt, as a result of the economic response to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced a package of support to help households with rising energy bills, worth £9.1 billion in 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/03/2022 17:48:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1656986

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce national insurance contributions in this parliament
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	196632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the Government keeps income tax and NICs rates under review. Any decisions on future changes will be taken by the Chancellor at fiscal events in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 196082 196631 question first answered 06/09/2023 16:13:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1677518

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment the potential merits of modernising national insurance contribution payment methods for (a) taxpayers and (b) HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	6608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are paid via a range of methods to suit customer requirements, including PAYE, self-assessment, direct debit, and quarterly billing.</p><p>HMRC and DWP are currently undertaking work to make improvements to the digital service for voluntary payment of Class 3 NICs, with the intention that ultimately the majority of customers should be able to make any payments of Class 3 NICs online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 18/12/2023 14:08:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1438978

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of employers with an annual Class 1 National Insurance liability greater than £91,699 and less than £100,000 in the latest tax year for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Paula Barker
	uin	136693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text For tax year 2020 to 2021, we estimate there are 4,800 employers with Class 1 National Insurance liabilities greater than £91,699 and less than £100,000. This represents around 0.5% of those who benefitted from the Employment Allowance in the 2020 to 2021 tax year. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/03/2022 12:36:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker