§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what special allowances nursery nurses receive when they are employed inside hospitals; what is the procedure adopted for fixing their salaries ; and if this procedure differs in any way from that for other nursery nurses.
§ Mr. William RossNone. The salaries of nursery nurses employed in maternity or paediatric wards of hospitals are negotiated on the Nurses and Midwives Whitley Council. Salaries of nursery nurses employed in the local authority service, or in creches for the children of hospital staff, are negotiated on the National Joint Council for Local Authority Services.