§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the latest Clegg Commission report on pay comparability of paramedical staff in the National Health Service, with particular reference to radiographers and chiropodists in the National Health Service; and if he is 377W satisfied that the Commission has taken account of all relevant factors in its recommendations.
§ Dr. VaughanReport No. 4 of the Clegg Standing Commission on pay comparability makes recommendations on the pay and conditions of the professions supplementary to medicine pay group, including radiographers and chiropodists, which are due to be implemented from 1 April 1980. The evidence on which the commission bases its recommendations is summarised in chapters 3 and 4 of the report. The report is the subject of continuing consideration and discussions
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Marriages 384,389 380,620 358,567 356,954 368,258 Divorces* 113,500 120,522 126,694 129,053 143,667 Judicial separations 246 323 584 761 1,228 Married population (thousands) 25,106 25,048 24,978 24,930 24,826 *Including annulments. Of marriages occurring in England and Wales in the years shown in column 1 below, the estimated proportions (per 1,000) which have terminated in divorce within the stated number of years since marriage (column 2) are shown in column 3.
Year of marriage Years since marriage Divorced (per 1,000) (1) (2) (3) 1977 … … 1 — 1976 … … 2 — 1975 … … 3 3 1974 … … 4 29 1973 … … 5 53 1972 … … 6 68 1971 … … 7 85 1970 … … 8 97 1969 … … 9 104 1968 … … 10 115 1967 … … 11 123 1966 … … 12 130 1965 … … 13 132 1964 … … 14 134 1963 … … 15 135 1962 … … 16 135 1961 … … 17 134 1960 … … 18 131 1959 … … 19 130 1958 … … 20 129