The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

1983-1987 Parliament

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on National Insurance Cards – 16 December 1986

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on National Insurance Cards on 16th December 1986.


Mr. Holt Asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans his Department has to reintroduce national insurance cards.

Mr. Major The Department currently issues plastic national insurance number cards and, for self-employed people and voluntary contributors who pay national insurance contributions weekly, national insurance stamp cards. There are no plans to introduce other cards.