HC Deb 17 January 1994 vol 235 cc402-3W
Mr. Ingram

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales 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. Gwilym Jones

The abolition of the 80 per cent. statutory sick pay reimbursement rate will be offset, at least in part, by a reduction in employer's national insurance contributions. Any additional costs will be absorbed within the Department's existing running costs baseline.