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Miss Richardson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has happened to the surplus in the national insurance fund at the end of each financial year since 1969–70.
Mrs. Chalker
The surplus at the end of one year becomes part of the opening balances for the following year. The balance in the fund above day-to-day requirements is invested and the interest earned forms part of the income of the fund.