Question follow-through · 116652
Voluntary Contributions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK citizens living abroad were making voluntary Class 2 National Insurance contributions in each of the last five years.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 27 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 9 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK citizens living abroad were making voluntary Class 2 National Insurance contributions in each of the last five years.
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Mar 2026
Answer published
A population estimate for the number of individuals who pay voluntary class 2 National Insurance contributions abroad is being published on the 12 March 2026, in the Tax Information and Impact note for the Voluntary National Insurance contributions abroad...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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