National Insurance contributions holiday for new businesses

Request

Q1: How many holiday applications has HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) received?

Q2: What percentage of applications are approved?

Q3: What is the breakdown of applications by eligible regions of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales?

Q4: What is the breakdown of applications by type of venture (sector/charity)?

Response

Q1: HMRC has received 3,002 applications up until 28 March 2011, 2,892 of which were accepted.

Q2: The percentage of these applications that were approved is 96.3 per cent.

Q3: The number of successful registrations broken down by eligible region and countries is:

Region/Country Number
East Midlands 271
North East 188
North West 524
South West 461
West Midlands 366
Yorkshire and Humberside 395
Scotland 379
Northern Ireland 128
Wales 180

Q4: HMRC do not hold information on the type of venture registering by business sector or type of business.