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National Insurance

Volume 270: debated on Monday 29 January 1996

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To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list for each year since 1966 (a) the total number of national insurance numbers in the United Kingdom, (b) the new numbers issued and (c) the total taken out of use; and if he will make a statement on the relation of (a) to (c) to the total number of people (i) working and (ii) potentially available for work. [11546]

The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the table.

Tax yearTotal number of National Insurance Numbers in the United KingdomTotal number of new National Insurance Numbers issued
1965–6635,885,700
1966–6736,947,1001,061,400
1967–6837,725,600778,500
1968–6938,849,2001,123,600
1969–7039,766,000916,800
1970–7140,594,300828,300
1971–7241,626,5001,032,200
1972–7342,260,300633,800
1973–7442,568,800308,500
1974–7543,650,7001,081,900
1975–7644,858,7001,208,000

Tax year

Total number of National Insurance Numbers in the United Kingdom

Total number of new National Insurance Numbers issued

1976–7746,351,0001,492,300
1977–7847,401,1001,050,100
1978–7948,453,2001,052,100
1979–8049,547,1001,093,900
1980–8150,607,2001,060,100
1981–8251,634,6001,027,400
1982–8352,647,7001,013,100
1983–8453,655,6001,007,900
1984–8554,670,0001,014,400
1985–8655,682,0001,012,000
1986–8756,708,2001,026,200
1987–8857,722,9001,014,700
1988–8958,709,400986,500
1989–9059,659,800950,400
1990–9160,573,400913,600
1991–9261,420,100846,700
1992–9362,223,300803,200
1993–9463,020,900797,600
1994–9563,850,100829,200

Source:

1 per cent, sample of the National Insurance Recording System (NIRS).