§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the net additional cost to local authorities of the changes to employers' national insurance contributions and reimbursement announced in the autumn statement.
§ Mr. PortilloWe do not collect the data which would enable us to predict with any accuracy the extent to which the changes in the level of statutory sick pay reimbursement and reductions in employers' national insurance contributions will cancel each other out for individual authorities. However, the reduction in reimbursements of statutory sick pay represents less than 0.1 per cent. of the total of employers' labour costs.
Proposed/designated SPA/RAMSAR sites in England Site Designated SPA Designated RAMSAR Proposed SPA Proposed RAMSAR Upper Solway Flats and Marshes P 1 October 1986 P 1 October 1986 P yes P yes Irthinghead Mires n.a. 17 July 1985 — — Esthwaite Water n.a. — yes — Leighton Moss 28 November 1985 28 November 1985 — — Bowland Fells — n.a. yes — Ribble Estuary 31 August 1982 n.a. — — Alt Estuary 28 November 1985 28 November 1985 — — Martin Mere 28 November 1985 28 November 1985 — — Lindisfarne — P 5 January 1976 yes P yes Farne Islands 17 July 1985 n.a. — —