§ Mr. IngramTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the impact of the changes to statutory sick pay provision upon his departmental budget for the financial year 1994–95.
§ Mr. GoodladThe abolition of the 80 per cent. statutory sick pay reimbursement rate will be offset, at least in part, by a reduction in employers' national insurance contributions. Any additional costs will be absorbed within the Department's existing running costs baseline.