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Bill · started in the Commons

National Insurance Contributions Act 2011

To make provision for and in connection with increasing rates of national insurance contributions and a regional secondary Class 1 contributions holiday for new businesses.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe National Insurance Contributions Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 14 October 2010 by Mr George Osborne (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the National Insurance Contributions Act 2011, receiving Royal Assent on 22 March 2011.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill makes provision for two measures:</p><ul><li>an increase in the rates of National Insurance contributions paid by employees, employers and the self-employed, from 6 April 2011, by 1 percentage point</li><li>a regional employer National Insurance contributions holiday for new businesses &ndash; which was launched on 6 September 2010.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 14 Oct 2010
  2. 2nd reading Commons 23 Nov 2010
  3. Programme motion Commons 23 Nov 2010
  4. Committee stage Commons 2 Dec to 9 Dec 2010
  5. Report stage Commons 13 Jan 2011
  6. 3rd reading Commons 13 Jan 2011
  7. 1st reading Lords 13 Jan 2011
  8. 2nd reading Lords 2 Feb 2011
  9. Committee stage Lords 28 Feb 2011
  10. Report stage Lords 14 Mar 2011
  11. 3rd reading Lords 22 Mar 2011
  12. Royal Assent Unassigned 22 Mar 2011

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 20 Oct 2011.