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registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the latest recorded (1) numbers of self-employed, (2) numbers of self-employed recorded in income tax records, and (3) annual turnover of self-employed in income tax records.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL3202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The number of individuals filing a self-employment schedule in their Self Assessment tax returns for the year 2011-12 is estimated at 5.49 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The annual turnover of these individuals in 2011-12 is estimated at £296 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) for the year 2011-12.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information about the self-employed is available in HMRC’s National Statistics Publications<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> Available at the following internet address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-income-by-tax-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-income-by-tax-year</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 10/12/2014 13:49:15 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

63101

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Audit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what local authority studies corresponding to those previously undertaken by the Audit Commission are planned for 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Commission will produce its final report under Section 33 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 in October 2014: Protecting the Public Purse 2014. The Comptroller and Auditor General was given new powers on 9 April 2014 to carry out examinations into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which relevant local authorities have used their resources in discharging their functions, under section 35 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 01/07/2014 14:49:25 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
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

62808

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	Self-employed
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many self-employed workers were registered with HM Revenue and Customs at the end of each financial year since 2010–11.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Estimates for the number of individuals with self employment sources are published in HMRC's National Statistics Table 3.10[1]. These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes for which 2011-12 is the latest available year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-of-individuals-with-self-employment-sources-2010-to-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-of-individuals-with-self-employment-sources-2010-to-2011</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 30/06/2014 15:24:26 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher

62809

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many self-employed workers the Office for National Statistics estimated there to be in each financial year since 2010–11.
tabling member printed	Lord Christopher
uin	HL489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/06/2014 15:30:55 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire attachment 1 file name PQ HL489.pdf title ONS Letter to Peer
tabling member	3395 label Biography information for Lord Christopher