§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report a summary of the nature, scope and financial effects of employers' sick pay schemes, showing how these have changed since 1966 and, where possible, giving separate information for (a) males, (b) females, (c) white collar workers and (d) blue collar workers.
§ Mr. PrenticeI regret that information is not available in the form requested, though a summary of provision by occupational sick-pay schemes is given in annex A of "Income During Initial Sickness: A New Strategy" (Cmnd. 7864). More detailed statistics are available in the following HMSO publications: "Report on an Enquiry into the Incidence of Incapacity for Work (Part I) (1964)"; "The New Earnings Survey Report for 1970"; and "The Report on a Survey of Occupational Sick Pay Schemes (1977)"; "The New Earnings Survey Report for 1970"; and "The Report on a Survey of Occupational Sick Pay Schemes (1977)". The last includes a comparison of the findings of the three reports.