Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 October (HL10487), what change in position there has been since the same information on National Insurance numbers issued to individuals outside the United Kingdom was provided for the year beginning June 2023 in the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 17 September 2024 (HL885).

HL 10487 asked specifically about the number of National Insurance Numbers issued to individuals outside the United Kingdom. That information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

The Written Answer, HL885, provided data on the number National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK. Updated statistics covering the rolling 12 months period to June 2025 are published on the Department's Stat-Xplore tool and summarised below.

NINO Registrations To Adult Overseas Nationals Entering The UK