§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her estimate is of the cost in a full year of the Budget changes to employers' national insurance contributions to(a) her Department, (b) agencies of her Department and (c) charities in the overseas development sector. [53888]
§ Clare ShortI estimate that the Budget changes to employers' national insurance contributions will add approximately £400,000 per year to DFID staff costs from April 2003. DFID does not have any agencies as such, and we are not able to estimate the cost to charities in the overseas development sector.