§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied with arrangements and the operation of statutory sick pay; and how many people have registered since its introduction to date.
§ Dr. BoysonWe are satisfied that the statutory sick pay scheme has made a good start and is working reasonably smoothly. There is no requirement on employers to register under the scheme or to inform the Department of individual payments at the time they are made. Since the scheme started in April 1983, officials from the Department's local offices have been visiting employers to check samples of cases and to give help and advice as necessary. The returns provided by employers to the collector of taxes at the end of each tax year
England only Regional Health Authority 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Northern 292 316 365 367 423 566 619 Yorkshire 532 470 428 621 797 909 1,257 Trent 506 742 799 845 958 1,221 1,492 East Anglian 294 339 364 352 464 640 772 N.W. Thames 547 649 871 996 953 1,150 1,141 N.E. Thames 622 736 972 1,108 1,362 1,387 1,321 S.E. Thames 721 956 1,157 1,193 1,373 1,519 1,492 S.W. Thames 864 937 974 984 1,013 1,217 1,390 Wessex 593 662 599 703 827 1,085 1,075 Oxford 418 493 539 585 709 741 779 South Western 220 437 483 541 549 535 677 West Midlands 1,507 1,482 1,217 1,140 1,412 1,857 2,110 Mersey 162 286 339 370 505 497 522 North Western 724 921 552 750 782 1,000 1,193 TOTALS 8,002 9,426 9,659 10,555 12,127 14,324 15,840 The other information requested is not available centrally.
148Wshow the total amount of statutory sick pay received by individual employees during the year. Information derived from these returns for the 1983–84 tax year should be available by the end of the year.