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Mr. Allen
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much was spent on statutory sick pay in each of the last three years; and how much is forecast to be spent for the current year, and for 1992–93, in real terms.
Mr. Scott
The information requested is
| 1£ million at 1991–92 prices | |
| Year | 2Statutory Sick Pay |
| 1988–89 | 1,110 |
| 1989–90 | 1,102 |
| 1990–91 | 993 |
| 1991–92 | 728 |
| 1992–93 | 725 |
| 1 Revalued by the GDP deflator. | |
| 2 Figures represent reimbursements to employers, which reduced from 100 per cent. to 80 per cent. from April 1991. | |