HC Deb 01 May 2002 vol 384 cc811-2W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what estimate he has made of the cost to(a) county councils, (b) district councils and (c) borough councils of the 1 per cent. increase in employers' national insurance contributions. [52359]

Dr. Whitehead

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Mr. Andrew Turner) on Monday 29 April 2002, Official Report, column 544W.