Tulip Siddiq – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tulip Siddiq on 2015-12-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount of National Insurance contributions (a) FTSE100 companies, (b) businesses qualifying for Small Employer’s Relief and (c) other companies claimed from HM Revenue and Customs to pay for statutory maternity pay for their employers for the (i) first six weeks of their employees’ leave and (ii) subsequent 33 such weeks.

Priti Patel

DWP data on the amount of National Insurance Contributions claimed by employers to pay for Statutory Maternity Pay comes from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

The information is not available in the exact breakdowns requested as:

• HMRC do not hold information on the amount of National Insurance contributions claimed for SMP from (a) FTSE100 companies; and
• DWP are unable to provide an estimate of SMP recoveries by employer size and duration of employees’ leave. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.