Written question asked by Alan Hurst (Labour) on Monday, 9 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 June 2003. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 June 2003 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much arrears of National Insurance contributions was reclaimed from employers in the construction industry in each year since 1999. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Hurst: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much arrears of national insurance contributions was reclaimed from employers in the construction industry in each year since 1999. [118829] Dawn Primarolo: The Class 1 and Class 1A national insurance contributions recovered from employers recorded as being within the construction industry are shown in the table. These figures represent national insurance contributions recovered by Employer Compliance officers and relate to a range of circumstances where employers failed to account properly for Class 1 and Class 1A national insurance. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1999-2000 12.3 2000-01 9.3 2001-02 9.2 2002-03 10.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 118829; 407 c233-4W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Construction Arrears Employers' contributions Industry National insurance contributions Tax collection Taxation
Contains statistics: Yes
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