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>
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The annual turnover of these individuals in 2011-12 is estimated at £296 billion.<\/p>
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These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI) for the year 2011-12.<\/p>
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Further information about the self-employed is available in HMRC\u2019s National Statistics Publications[1]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> [1]<\/sup><\/sup> Available at the following internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-income-by-tax-year<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/65840/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below shows total NICs receipts and NHS allocation to 2012-13.<\/p> <\/p> Tax Year<\/p><\/td> Total NICs receipts (bn)<\/p><\/td> NHS allocation (bn)<\/p><\/td> NHS allocation as proportion of total NICs receipts<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009-10<\/p><\/td> £95.5<\/p><\/td> £20.8<\/p><\/td> 21.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> £96.5<\/p><\/td> £20.9<\/p><\/td> 21.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-12<\/p><\/td> £101.6<\/p><\/td> £21.1<\/p><\/td> 20.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/p><\/td> £102<\/p><\/td> £21.0<\/p><\/td> 20.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Total National Insurance contributions receipts for the years up to 2013-14 can be found in the statistical publication HMRC tax and NICs receipts for the UK<\/em> available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Provider Income as a<\/p><\/td><\/tr> NHS trusts £million<\/p><\/td> FTs £million<\/p><\/td> Total £million<\/p><\/td> Total %<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> % of Total DEL<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Revenue from Patient Care activities -<\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Commissioners<\/p><\/td> 26,239<\/p><\/td> 33,275<\/p><\/td> 59,514<\/p><\/td> 85.8%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 56.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Local authorities<\/p><\/td> 390<\/p><\/td> 490<\/p><\/td> 880<\/p><\/td> 1.3%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Private patients<\/p><\/td> 127<\/p><\/td> 351<\/p><\/td> 479<\/p><\/td> 0.7%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overseas patients<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 0.1%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Injury costs recovery<\/p><\/td> 104<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> 209<\/p><\/td> 0.3%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other<\/p><\/td> 131<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 131<\/p><\/td> 0.2%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other Non Trading Income<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Education, training and research<\/p><\/td> 1,665<\/p><\/td> 2,081<\/p><\/td> 3,746<\/p><\/td> 5.4%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 3.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Non-patient care services to other bodies<\/p><\/td> 597<\/p><\/td> 629<\/p><\/td> 1,227<\/p><\/td> 1.8%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 1.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Charitable Contributions<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td> 174<\/p><\/td> 230<\/p><\/td> 0.3%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other<\/p><\/td> 1,133<\/p><\/td> 1,803<\/p><\/td> 2,936<\/p><\/td> 4.2%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 2.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 30,461<\/p><\/td> 38,929<\/p><\/td> 69,390<\/p><\/td> 100.0%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 65.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Notes<\/em>:<\/p> 1. \u201cOther\u201d category includes income from subleasing property, bank interest and other small amounts from patients including transport services, parking income, etc.<\/p> 2. Patient income from prescription, ophthalmic and dental charges are routed through primary care trusts (NHS England in 2013-14) and not included in the numbers reported in this table.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of the National Health Service.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/62805/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Total spending on the National Health Service in England (against the Department's Departmental Expenditure Limit) was around £105.2 billion in 2012-13. 2013-14 accounts figures will be available later this year.<\/p> <\/p> Through the Department, the NHS is funded predominantly through general taxation.<\/p> <\/p> NHS providers of health care - NHS trusts and foundation trusts (FTs) - are semi-autonomous organisations whose income derives predominantly from the provision of healthcare services.<\/p> <\/p> NHS trusts and FTs also receive smaller levels of income from other sources, such as local authorities, private and overseas patients, education and training and injury costs recovery.<\/p> <\/p> To illustrate the levels of income received from varying sources, the following table summarises the final income received in NHS trusts and FTs in 2012-13.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Provider Income as a<\/p><\/td><\/tr> NHS trusts £million<\/p><\/td> FTs £million<\/p><\/td> Total £million<\/p><\/td> Total %<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> % of Total DEL<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Revenue from Patient Care activities -<\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Commissioners<\/p><\/td> 26,239<\/p><\/td> 33,275<\/p><\/td> 59,514<\/p><\/td> 85.8%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 56.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Local authorities<\/p><\/td> 390<\/p><\/td> 490<\/p><\/td> 880<\/p><\/td> 1.3%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Private patients<\/p><\/td> 127<\/p><\/td> 351<\/p><\/td> 479<\/p><\/td> 0.7%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Overseas patients<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 0.1%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.0%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Injury costs recovery<\/p><\/td> 104<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> 209<\/p><\/td> 0.3%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other<\/p><\/td> 131<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 131<\/p><\/td> 0.2%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.1%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other Non Trading Income<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Education, training and research<\/p><\/td> 1,665<\/p><\/td> 2,081<\/p><\/td> 3,746<\/p><\/td> 5.4%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 3.6%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Non-patient care services to other bodies<\/p><\/td> 597<\/p><\/td> 629<\/p><\/td> 1,227<\/p><\/td> 1.8%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 1.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Charitable Contributions<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td> 174<\/p><\/td> 230<\/p><\/td> 0.3%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 0.2%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Other<\/p><\/td> 1,133<\/p><\/td> 1,803<\/p><\/td> 2,936<\/p><\/td> 4.2%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 2.8%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 30,461<\/p><\/td> 38,929<\/p><\/td> 69,390<\/p><\/td> 100.0%<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 65.9%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Notes<\/em>:<\/p> 1. \u201cOther\u201d category includes income from subleasing property, bank interest and other small amounts from patients including transport services, parking income, etc.<\/p> 2. Patient income from prescription, ophthalmic and dental charges are routed through primary care trusts (NHS England in 2013-14) and not included in the numbers reported in this table.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the sources of National Health Service revenue; and in the last financial year how much was contributed by each.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how much is raised annually from National Insurance contributions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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