§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) whether he has received any representations in respect of the North East Thames regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award, expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading, review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(2) whether he has received any representations in respect of the North West Thames regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award, expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(3) whether he has received any representations in respect of the Oxford regional health authority about the 565W adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award expressed in cash terms and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(4) whether he has received any representations in respect of the South East Thames regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award expressed in cash terms and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(5) whether he has received any representations in respect of the South West Thames regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award expressed in cash terms and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(6) whether he has received any representations in respect of the South Western regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award expressed in cash terms and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(7) whether he has received any representations in respect of the Trent regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
566W(8) whether he has received any representations in respect of the Wessex regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(9) whether he has received any representations in respect of the Northern regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(10) whether he has received any representations in respect of Mersey regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(11) whether he has received any representations in respect of North Western regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award, expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(12) whether he has received any representations in respect of East Anglia regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award, expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
567W(13) whether he has received any representations in respect of Yorkshire regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award, expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award;
(14) whether he has received any representations in respect of West Midlands regional health authority about the adequacy of its allocation for the nurses' pay award; how much he has allocated to that region in respect of the nurses' pay award, expressed in cash and in terms of the percentage of the region's nursing budget; on what basis he made this allocation; if he has any contingency plans if the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review exceeds the sum allocated; what is the current regional expenditure on nurses' pay; and what advice he has given that region about how it should keep the cost of the outcome of the clinical grading review within the sum allocated to that region for the nurses' pay award.
§ Mr. Mellor[holding answer 18 July 1988]: I refer the hon. Member to my right hon. and learned Friend's reply to the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) on 21 October at columns 1026–27.
The full estimated cost of the award has been met. The extra funding for each region is based on health authorities' own assessments of the cost of the exercise.