§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make provision in the rate support 604W grant for 1983–84 to cover the additional staff costs of local authorities required to implement the terms of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 relating to statutory sick pay.
§ Mr. KingI have seen no evidence that local authorities generally will need to incur significant net additional costs as a result of the introduction of the statutory sick pay scheme.