§ Mr. IngramTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment 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. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 17 January 1994]: The Department has calculated that the effect on its budget for 1994–95 of the abolition of the 80 per cent. statutory sick pay reimbursement rate will be more than offset by a reduction in employers' national insurance contributions.