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Mr. Beggs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the estimated value of savings in public expenditure and the estimated additional cost to employers in Northern Ireland to date of changes in statutory sick pay regulations since 1990.
Mr. Hanley
The estimated value of savings to date is £5 million and the estimated additional cost to employers is correspondingly £5 million.