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	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people who pay (1) Class 2, and (2) Class 4, National Insurance contributions below the Lower Profits Limit also employ (a) one person, (b) two people, (c) three people or (d) fewer than 10 people.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
	uin	HL1973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of self-employed individuals who employ other people are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are paid on profits below the Lower Profits Limit (LPL). Class 4 is only charged on profits above the LPL.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of individuals paying self-employed National Insurance Contributions on profits below £10,000 and the average of their contributions are in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (thousands)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Average paid by individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>865</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>575</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,860</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The level of the LPL for these years is in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC Lower Profit Limit (LPL)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£7,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£7,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£7,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£7,956</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL1974 HL1975 question first answered 01/10/2015 14:57:09 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

417055

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people with profits smaller than £10,000 paid (1) Class 2, and (2) Class 4, National Insurance contributions in each of the last five years, and what was the average amount paid.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
	uin	HL1975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of self-employed individuals who employ other people are not available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are paid on profits below the Lower Profits Limit (LPL). Class 4 is only charged on profits above the LPL.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Estimates of the number of individuals paying self-employed National Insurance Contributions on profits below £10,000 and the average of their contributions are in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (thousands)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Average paid by individuals with profits of £10,000 or less paying NI Contributions (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 2 NIC</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,600</p></td><td><p>865</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>575</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1,830</p></td><td><p>565</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,860</p></td><td><p>467</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The level of the LPL for these years is in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Class 4 NIC Lower Profit Limit (LPL)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£5,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£7,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£7,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£7,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£7,956</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL1973 HL1974 question first answered 01/10/2015 14:57:10 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer