A Bill to require the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the merits of extending to 5 April 2025 the period for which voluntary Class 2 and 3 National Insurance contributions may be paid in respect of one or more of the tax years 2006-07 to 2016-17; to require the Secretary of State to publish certain information about the performance of the Future Pension Centre in providing advice about voluntary Class 2 and 3 contributions in relation to the state pension; to require the Secretary of State to publish a strategy for increasing public awareness of voluntary Class 2 and 3 contributions; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Wendy ChamberlainLiberal Democrat
2 November 2023
The bill would require the government to report to Parliament on whether it is merited to extend the deadline to 5 April 2025 for paying voluntary Class 2 and Class 3 National Insurance contributions for tax years 2006-07 to 2016-17. It would also require publishing information about how well the Future Pension Centre provides advice on these voluntary contributions and a plan to raise public awareness of them.
The bill is at its first reading in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to committee stage or further readings.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
