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447176

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) cost to the public purse of extending the class 1 secondary national insurance contributions exemption for employees aged under 21 to include employees aged under 25.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	23846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined to support young people into work. The existing Employer NICs relief for under 21 year olds recognises that the problem of youth unemployment is most acute for those at the youngest end of the scale. The Employer NICs relief for apprentices under 25 (to be introduced this April) focuses resources on those seeking to gain skills and experience through an apprenticeship to improve their employment prospects.</p><br /><p>HM Revenue and Customs does not routinely estimate the cost of extending tax or NICs reliefs, so an accurate assessment of the cost of extending the Employer NICs relief to all under 25s is not available. However, the Government keeps all taxes and tax reliefs under review as a matter of course. Any decision on extending these existing NICs reliefs would depend on whether this would offer value for money in helping young people find and stay in work.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 28/01/2016 11:38:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

446744

registered interest
date	21/01/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of the extension of the Class 1 Secondary National Insurance Contributions exemption for employees aged under 21 to date.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	23691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available as HM Revenue and Customs does not routinely produce in-year estimates of the cost of abolishing Class 1 employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) for employees under the age of 21.</p><br /><p>However a full year costing estimate of this policy is published in table 2.2 of Budget 2015 which is available from the following address:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416330/47881_Budget_2015_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416330/47881_Budget_2015_Web_Accessible.pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p>The estimates for each financial year from 2015 to 2020 are as follows:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><br> Employer NICs: abolish for under 21s basic rate earnings</p></td><td colspan="5"><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>-450</p></td><td><p>-500</p></td><td><p>-535</p></td><td><p>-560</p></td><td><p>-585</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) outturn data up to 2012-13, and then projected to 2019-20 in line with the Office for Budget Responsibility's March 2015 economic and fiscal outlook.</p><br /> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 26/01/2016 14:41:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

421733

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department gives to ensure that the implications of missing national insurance contributions are made clear to those concerned at the time they are missed.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
uin	12116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>There is a range of guidance available to help a person understand the implications of not paying national insurance. A person’s record can be made up of national insurance contributions and credits from a variety of sources. When these are posted to the individual’s contributions record after the end of the tax year the individual may have insufficient contributions on their account for that year to qualify for certain benefits. These gaps in a person’s national insurance contributions record may be filled by the payment of voluntary Class 3 contributions. <br> HM Revenue and Customs has published guidance on GOV.UK that explains when the payment of voluntary Class 3 contributions may be beneficial, eligibility, rates and how and when to pay. This is available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/10/2015 15:08:04 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

386537

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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, if he will make it his policy to repay people who have made excess class 3 voluntary National Insurance contributions who will not qualify for state pension because of the introduction of a 30-year qualifying period in 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	4744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <ul><li><p>The Government has no plans to make refunds of Class 3 voluntary National Insurance contributions paid prior to publication of the White Paper “Security in retirement – towards a new pensions system” which was published on 25 May 2006 and proposed a reduction in the number of qualifying years for a State Pension to 30, which eventually came into force from 6 April 2010. As these contributions were correctly paid at the time and cannot be refunded.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who made voluntary National Insurance contributions between 25 May 2006 and 26 July 2007 (or 11 February 2008 in the case of Northern Ireland), but would have chosen not to do so had they been aware of the Government's intention to reduce the number of qualifying years required for a full basic State Pension to 30, may be entitled to a refund because the contributions could have been paid in error.</p><p> </p><p>From 6 April 2016 the number of qualifying years needed for the new State Pension will increase to 35.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/07/2015 15:29:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

222423

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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, how much was raised in revenue from employers of apprentices under the age of 25 in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) England who were required to pay secondary Class 1 employer national insurance contributions on earnings up to the upper earnings limit in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	224788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the Chancellor announced employers of apprentices under the age of 25, from April 2016, will no longer be required to pay secondary Class 1 (employer) National Insurance contributions (NICs) on earnings up to the Upper Earnings Limit (UEL), for those employees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are estimated to be around 180,000 employers offering such apprenticeships in the UK. The tax base on this measure was estimated on an individual apprentice basis, using the 2012-13 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings along with administrative data on the number of apprenticeships from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. An estimate of total revenue or a breakdown by region for these employers is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224789 question first answered 26/02/2015 16:43:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

222429

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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, how many employers of apprentices under the age of 25 who are required to pay secondary Class 1 (employer) national insurance contributions on earnings up to the upper earnings limit there were in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales (d) Northern Ireland and (e) England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	224789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2014, the Chancellor announced employers of apprentices under the age of 25, from April 2016, will no longer be required to pay secondary Class 1 (employer) National Insurance contributions (NICs) on earnings up to the Upper Earnings Limit (UEL), for those employees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are estimated to be around 180,000 employers offering such apprenticeships in the UK. The tax base on this measure was estimated on an individual apprentice basis, using the 2012-13 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings along with administrative data on the number of apprenticeships from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. An estimate of total revenue or a breakdown by region for these employers is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224788 question first answered 26/02/2015 16:43:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

176030

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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 progress his Department is making on preventing companies from deducting both employer and employee National Insurance contributions from their employees' pay packets.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	222348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and HM Treasury are handling the review on the use of overarching contracts of employment by employment intermediaries, including umbrella companies, in the temporary labour market. Officials have met with over 70 interested organisations from a number of sectors. The discussion paper closes on 10 February 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 222274 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:38:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

173041

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
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 the cost to the public purse is of exempting intra-company transfer workers from overseas from paying national insurance contributions.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	220351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>This information is not available, I refer the Honourable Member to the reply I gave to the Rt. Honourable Member for Delyn on 8 January 2014: Column 238W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/01/2015 17:46:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

105837

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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, how many businesses have (a) claimed and (b) been awarded employment allowance in (i) Wales and (ii) England.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Guto Bebb
uin	212884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>A statistical release covering take-up of the Employment Allowance, including regional and constituency data was published on the 7<sup>th</sup> November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These statistics show that up to October 5<sup>th</sup> 2014, midway through the 2014-15 tax year, 35,000 employers in Wales and 728,000 employers in England had claimed and benefitted from the Employment Allowance. Employers automatically benefit from the allowance if they make a claim and have an employer Class 1 National Insurance Contribution bill.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So far 900 employers in Aberconwy and 6,400 employers in the North Wales constituencies have benefitted from the Employment Allowance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This demonstrates the Government’s commitment to reducing the costs of employment for small businesses across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 212969 question first answered 10/11/2014 17:56:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb

101798

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
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, how many businesses have (a) claimed and (b) been successfully awarded employment allowance in (i) Bury St Edmunds, (ii) Suffolk, (iii) the East of England and (iv) England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	212563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>A statistical release covering take-up of the Employment Allowance, including regional and constituency data, is already scheduled for publication on the 7<sup>th</sup> November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The release will cover take-up for the first six months of 2014-15. The scheme as a whole has enjoyed good take-up so far. A press release from July 2014 announced that by the end of June around 725,000 businesses and charities; including around 72,000 in the East of England, around 616,000 in England, and around 30,000 in Wales had benefitted from the allowance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This demonstrates the Government’s commitment to reducing the costs of employment for small businesses across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/11/2014 13:59:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley