Laboratory Scientific Officers

HC Deb 15 December 1987 vol 124 cc499-501W

Sir Anthony Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set out in theOfficial Report the average increases in pay over the last five years of laboratory scientific officers in the National Health Service and the equivalent figures for increases in the pay of nurses.

Mr. Newton

The average percentage increases in pay awarded to medical laboratory scientific officers and to nurses and midwives since 1982 are shown in the table.

Date of increase	Average per cent. increase
Medical Laboratory Scientific Officers
11 September 1982	110.77
1 April 1984	4.5
1 April 1985	4.7
1 April 1986	6.0
1 April 1987	5.0
Nurses and Midwives
23 August 1982	112.3
1 April 1984	7.5
1 April 1985	25.0
1 February 1986	3.6
1 July 1986	7.8
1 April 1987	9.5
1 Two year agreement covering period 1.4.82—31.3.84.
2 Award for 1985.86 staged.