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Mr. Ovenden
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the cost of abolishing the six-day suspension rule in respect of employees whose employment is temporarily suspended.
Mr. Meacher
A considerable number of assumptions have to be made to arrive at an estimate such as my hon. Friend asks for; but the cost might be of the order of £2 million in a full year.