(2) pursuant to the answer of 19 February 2007, Official Report, column 485W, on voluntary national insurance contributions, how many people have applied for refunds in voluntary national insurance contributions paid since 25 May 2006.
It is not possible to estimate the number of people who will apply for refunds as this depends on their personal circumstances. The number of people that have applied for refunds of voluntary contributions paid since 25 May 2006 is around 160.