HC Deb 02 April 1992 vol 222 c478W
Ms Estelle Morris

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money in interest the Government gained by withholding the salaries of 63,000 civil servants for three days in February 1993.

Sir John Cope

The Exchequer benefit from the late payment in error of the salaries of some civil servants in the Department of Employment Group at the end of February was approximately £25,000.