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Race Relations Order

Dr. Hendron: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he plans to lay the draft race relations order for Northern Ireland before Parliament. [8894]

Mr. Ancram: It is my intention to lay this draft order before Parliament at the earliest possible date.

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Dr. Hendron: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what provisions relating to the availability of living space for members of the travelling community in the district council areas will be included in the proposed draft race relations order. [8895]

Mr. Ancram: There are no specific provisions in the draft legislation relating to this matter.

Public Expenditure Allocations

Mr. Trimble: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list Northern Ireland Office expenditure for the years 1997-98 and 1998-99 broken down into the same categories as in his answer of 10 December, Official Report, column 130, to the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Waterson) showing, for each category, the corresponding figures and the percentage real terms change from the projections published in his answer of 11 December 1995, Official Report, columns 538-39, to the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans). [9015]

Sir John Wheeler: The information requested is as follows:

					£ million
	Figures announced 11 December 1995		Figures announced 10 December 1996		Percentage change(11) (12)
	1997-98	1998-99(13)	1997-98	1998-99(13)	1997-98	1998-99
Northern Ireland Office
Law, order, protective and miscellaneous services(14)	858	850	934	920	4.7	3.6
Northern Ireland Departments
Northern Ireland agriculture and forestry services and support	149	140	148	130	-0.7	-7.1
Industry, trade, energy and employment	539	530	550	530	2	0
Roads and transport	174	180	172	170	-1.1	-5.6
Housing	267	270	243	240	-9	-11.1
Environmental and miscellaneious services	252	220	226	190	-10.3	-13.6
Law, order and protective services (fire service)	44	40	44	40	0	0.0
Education, arts and libraries(15)	1,431	1,430	1,376	1,380	-0.8	-0.7
Health and personal social services	1,623	1,630	1,642	1,670	1.2	2.5
Social Security administraton	158	160	158	160	0	0
Other public services	60	60	59	60	-1.7	0
NI block (excluding social security benefits(16))	5,536	5,510	5,553	5,500	0.1	-0.2
Social security benefits	2,479	2,590	2,494	2,590	0.6	0
NI Block(16)	8,035	8,100	8,046	8,090	0.2	-0.1
National agriculture and fisheries support	172	170	175	170	1.9	0
NI programme(16)	8,207	8,270	8,222	8,260	0.3	-0.1

(11) Since the comparisons are based on changes between 11 December 1995 and 10 December 1996 in the plans relating to 1997-98 and 1998-99, the cash and real terms percentage changes are the same.

(12) The 1997-98 changes are based on figures rounded to the nearest £1 million to ensure like for like comparisons with the figures published on 10 December 1996: 1998-99 changes are based on figures rounded to the nearest £10 million and comparisons need to be treated with greater caution.

(13) Rounded to nearest £10 million.

(14) For the purpose of like for like comparisons, the law and order percentage changes are adjusted for the technical adjustment to the PANI grant for accruing superannuation liability which was made in the 1996 survey.

(15) For the purpose of like for like comparisons, education, arts and libraries percentages are adjusted to exclude the effect of Northern Ireland's share of student loan debt sale receipts allocated in the 1996 survey.

(16) The overall block and programme percentage changes are adjusted to exlude the effects of the accruing superannuation liability and the student loan debt sale recipts.

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Melbourne Declaration on Injury

Mr. Ian McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if his Department has signed the Melbourne declaration on injury prevention and control, adopted on 22 February. [8643]

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Mr. Moss [holding reply 6 December 1996]: The Melbourne declaration does not provide for formal endorsement by Government of its conclusions. Prevention of accidents and trauma is a key area in the Department of Health and Social Services' regional strategy for Northern Ireland. The Department of the

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Environment for Northern Ireland, the Royal Ulster Constabulary, and the Department of Health and Social Services also published a strategy in July 1995 to reduce fatal and serious road traffic accident casualties.

SOCIAL SECURITY

National Insurance Contributions

Ms Corston: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 19 November, Official Report, columns 591-21, on national insurance, how many employees paid (i) at and (ii) below the maximum national insurance contribution rates; and what was the total estimated employed population in each year from 1979-80 and 1995-96. [7933]

Mr. Heald: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables.

Number of people who paid Class 1 national insurance contributions in each relevant year (Great Britain)

		000
	Earnings equal to or above the Upper Earnings Limit (UEL)	Earnings below the UEL
1979-80	997	22,004
1980-81	931	21,313
1981-82	877	20,361
1982-83	888	19,932
1983-84	927	19,830
1984-85	1,020	19,855
1985-86	1,088	20,104
1986-87	1,102	20,315
1987-88	1,294	20,679
1988-89	1,603	20,930
1989-90	1,747	21,113
1990-91	1,831	21,005
1991-92	1,707	20,364
1992-93	1,833	19,791
1993-94	1,802	19,710
1994-95	1,855	19,782

Source:

Lifetime Labour Market Database, a 1 per cent. sample of national insurance records taken at February 1996.

Notes:

1. Data relates to whole tax years and includes people who were employed and paid contributions for any part of the year.

2. Figures exclude women paying Reduced Rate Contracted-out National Insurance contributions, as they information is not available.

Total estimated employed population--(Great Britain)

	000
	Employees
1979-80	(17)--
1980-81	21,405
1981-82	(17)--
1982-83	20,288
1983-84	20,515
1984-85	20,746
1985-86	20,852
1986-87	20,892
1987-88	21,601
1988-89	22,167
1989-90	22,388
1990-91	22,034
1991-92	21,520
1992-93	21,313
1993-94	21,415
1994-95	21,675

Source:

Labour Force Survey historical supplement 1996.

Notes:

(17) Figures for 1979 and 1981 are not available as the source survey was biennial prior to 1982.

1. Figures taken in March of each tax year, and as such are point in time figures. They are not seasonally adjusted.

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Ms Corston: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 21 November, Official Report, columns 597-8, what is his estimate, at 1995-96 prices and if present contribution rates continued to apply, of the gross value of national insurance contributions for (a) the employed, (b) the self-employed, (c) employers, (d) class 1A for cars and car fuel and (e) the total of (a) to (d), before deducting NHS charges or allowing for occupational and personal pension rebates, for the years (i) 2000-01, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2020-21, (iv) 2030-31, and (v) 1995-96. [8252]

Mr. Heald: The information is as follows:

Great Britain (1995-96 prices)

					£ billion
	1995-96	2000-01	2010-11	2020-21	2030-31
Employees	21.00	25.65	29.40	31.65	32.30
Self-employed	1.45	1.65	1.90	2.05	2.10
Employers Class 1 NICs	27.65	34.65	42.30	49.25	55.05
Employers Class 1A NICs	0.50	0.50	0.60	0.70	0.80
Total	50.60	62.45	74.20	83.70	90.25

Source:

Government Actuary's Department

Notes:

1. Components may not sum to total due to rounding.

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