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Mr. Ruffley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the cost to (a) the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust and (b) Suffolk Health Authority of increased employer pension contributions arising from changes in the 1997 and 1998 Budgets to Advanced Corporation Tax. [81673]
Ms Jowell
The withdrawal of Advanced Corporation Tax has had no effect on employer contributions in the National Health Service Pension Scheme. I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Northavon (Mr. Webb) by my then right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 14 July 1997, Official Report, column 1.