§ Mr. IngramTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment she has made of the impact of the changes to statutory sick pay provision upon her departmental budget for the financial year 1994–95.
§ Mr. JackThe 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.