§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Minister for the Civil Service further to his Written Answer to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North, Official Report 5th July 1977, column 502, whether manual workers employed by central and local government are also entitled to full pay plus tax refunds when they are sick, in the same way as civil servants and local government officials.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisIndustrial civil servants have the same entitlement as non-industrial civil servants to sick leave on full pay and to tax refunds when sick. I understand from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment that the local government employers are responsible for the arrangements for paying their employees during sick leave.