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National Insurance Contributions

Volume 502: debated on Monday 7 December 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many national insurance numbers were issued to (a) non-UK EU nationals and (b) non-EU nationals in each of the last 12 quarters for which figures are available. (300391)

The available information is in the following table.

National insurance number registrations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK, last 12 quarters of registration

EU nationals

Non-EU nationals

April 2006 to June 2006

77,390

56,380

July 2006 to September 2006

91,040

60,370

October 2006 to December 2006

98,640

65,940

January 2007 to March 2007

153,180

102,440

April 2007 to June 2007

99,410

66,630

July 2007 to September 2007

121,380

68,460

October 2007 to December 2007

108,290

76,670

January 2008 to March 2008

110,830

80,930

April 2008 to June 2008

100,680

74,650

July 2008 to September 2008

101,930

65,260

October 2008 to December 2008

68,590

66,110

January 2009 to March 2009

105,960

102,420

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

2. Registration date is derived from the date at which a national insurance number is maintained on the national insurance recording system.

3. World area of origin based on a client’s nationality. The mapping for ‘world areas’ are based on the present day. Bulgaria and Romania are listed as EU accession states for the entire back series. European Union includes the accession states.

Source:

100 per cent. extract from national insurance recording system.