§ Sir A. Meyerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average net cost to public funds of each additional person recruited as (a) a State registered nurse and (b) a hospital porter, on the assumption that each additional employee was previously unemployed and in receipt of supplementary benefit.
§ Mr. DeakinsAssuming that the new employee is a single person, not a householder, without dependants, who had been unemployed for more than 12 months, the average net cost to public funds of employing (a) a State registered nurse—assuming that recruitment is to the staff nurse grade at the maximum of the scale—would be £1,600; (b) a hospital porter—on the basic grade without enhancements—£1,000. These calculations do not allow for any establishment overheads and so on.