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.
The Bill makes provision for two measures:
- 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
- a regional employer National Insurance contributions holiday for new businesses – which was launched on 6 September 2010.
Last fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk
Progress through Parliament12 stages recorded
Commons
1st reading
14 Oct 2010
Commons
2nd reading
23 Nov 2010
Commons
Programme motion
23 Nov 2010
Commons
Committee stage
02 Dec 2010
Commons
Report stage
13 Jan 2011
Commons
3rd reading
13 Jan 2011
Lords
1st reading
13 Jan 2011
Lords
2nd reading
02 Feb 2011
Lords
Committee stage
28 Feb 2011
Lords
Report stage
14 Mar 2011
Lords
3rd reading
22 Mar 2011
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Royal Assent
22 Mar 2011
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National Insurance Contributions Act 2011 c.3
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Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved on Report as at 10 March 2011
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Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Grand Committee as at 24 February 2011
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Report Stage Proceedings as at 13 January 2011
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