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	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	HM 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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to simplify the rates of employees' National Insurance contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	211325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government is committed to a competitive tax regime and has introduced a range of measures to reduce the burden of National Insurance Contributions (NICs), as part of our long term economic plan to back business and create jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Employment Allowance, introduced in April this year, means that around 450,000 employers– one third of all employers – are expected to be taken out of paying employer NICs altogether in 2014-15 and from April 2015, employer NICs for under 21 year olds will be abolished, helping to support jobs for almost 1.5 million young people currently in employment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/10/2014 16:16:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

62806

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much is raised annually from National Insurance contributions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
	uin	HL486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Information on monthly and annual receipts of National Insurance contributions is published in table HM Revenue and Customs Receipts on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p>A link to the most recent publication is given below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321069/20140610_Maymonthlyreceipts.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/321069/20140610_Maymonthlyreceipts.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 30/06/2014 15:23:05 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

62807

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they make public how National Insurance contributions are distributed and to which expenditure; and, if so, how National Insurance contributions are dispersed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
	uin	HL487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The destination of National Insurance contributions (NICs) is set out in Section 162 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 and Section 142 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Administration Act 1992. NICs are paid into the National Insurance Funds (NIF) after deducting the appropriate NHS allocation. Contributory benefits are paid out of the Funds and the amounts are published in the National Insurance Fund Accounts[1].</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 30/06/2014 15:27:01 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

65840

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the total National Insurance Contribution receipts paid to the National Health Service in each of the last five years to April 2014; and what proportion of the total National Insurance Contributions receipts those totals represented.
	tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
	uin	HL832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows total NICs receipts and NHS allocation to 2012-13.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Total NICs receipts (bn)</p></td><td><p>NHS allocation (bn)</p></td><td><p>NHS allocation as proportion of total NICs receipts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£95.5</p></td><td><p>£20.8</p></td><td><p>21.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£96.5</p></td><td><p>£20.9</p></td><td><p>21.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£101.6</p></td><td><p>£21.1</p></td><td><p>20.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£102</p></td><td><p>£21.0</p></td><td><p>20.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Total National Insurance contributions receipts for the years up to 2013-14 can be found in the statistical publication <em>HMRC tax and NICs receipts for the UK</em> available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NHS allocation from 2009-10 to 2012-13 is set out in in the National Insurance Fund Accounts available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-fund-accounts</a>. Accounts for 2013-14 will be available in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 17/07/2014 14:50:38 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher