HC Deb 27 January 1992 vol 202 c469W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was spent on statutory sick pay in each of the last three years; and how much is forecast to be spent for the current year, and for 1992–93, in real terms.

Mr. Scott

The information requested is

1 £ million at 1991–92 prices
Year 2 Statutory Sick Pay
1988–89 1,110
1989–90 1,102
1990–91 993
1991–92 728
1992–93 725
1 Revalued by the GDP deflator.
2 Figures represent reimbursements to employers, which reduced from 100 per cent. to 80 per cent. from April 1991.

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