§ Mr. IngramTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland 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. Lang[holding answer 17 January 1994]: The abolition of reimbursement for statutory sick pay will be offset, at least in part, by a 0.2 per cent. reduction in employer's national insurance contributions. Any additional costs will be absorbed within my Department's existing running costs baseline.