§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his Written Answer, Official Report, 7th July, column 318, if he will set out (a) what the total gross cost of the national insurance surcharge to the public sector would have been were all sectors to pay and the distribution of that cost between central Government, local government, the Armed Forces and public corporations, (b) the numbers employed in each sector thus detailed, (c) the total value of the 509W increases in cash limits and other provisions made for increased costs directly attributable to the imposition of the surcharge and (d) his approximate estimates of the total wage and salary bill in each sector distinguished.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettI will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.