§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has as to how many nurses earn less than £120 per week following the 1986 pay award; what proportion of total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff this represents; and if he will break down the figures into grades.
§ Mr. HayhoeNurse basic pay rates went up on average by 7.8 per cent. on 1 July 1986. I regret that information on the detail of nurse earnings following that increase is not yet available.
§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current basic minimum and maximum salary of (a) a nursing auxiliary, (b) an enrolled nurse and (c) a pupil-student nurse; what it was in December 1974 expressed in current prices; and what percentage increases would be necessary to give the 1986 salary a purchasing value equal to that of 1974.
§ Mr. HayhoePay levels in the grades concerned would need to be reduced by up to 16 per cent. to return them to their 1974 value in real terms. This calculation ignores the further benefit of the 21 hour reduction in the working week in 1980–81.
The detailed information requested is as follows:
Burnley constituency, (b) the Hyndburn constituency, (c) the Pendle constituency and (d) the Rossendale constituency; and what is the average figure for England as a whole.
§ Mr. HayhoeI regret that not all of the information requested is available centrally. The number of doctors per 100,000 population for hospital and community health services in England is 85.7 whole-time equivalents. The average list size for general practitioners is 2,068. The hon. Member may wish to make inquiries of North-Western regional health authority and Lancashire family practitioner committee for the more detailed local information he seeks.