§ Mr. Kimballasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he hopes to announce the new pay structure for hospital laundry managers; and if the new structure will be backdated to April 1974.
§ Mr. DeakinsQuestions of pay and conditions of service for laundry manager grades in the health service fall within the responsibility of the Whitley Council for Administrative and Clerical Staffs. These grades received salary increases on 1st April 1974, 1st April 1975 and 1st July 1975 as well as the £6 supplement as from 1st April 1976.
Officials of the Department and of the NHS are at present jointly reviewing management arrangements for laundry and linen services and the council will at the appropriate time no doubt consider any pay implications. In doing so, it will of course have to take account of Government pay policy.