§ 29. Mr. HoltTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will establish an independent tribunal to investigate any changes in ambulance men's duties since the Clegg report.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyOne of the suggestions made in 1979 in the Clegg report for joint examination by the employers and unions was the possibility of introducing, at no overall increase in cost, an all-in salary for qualified ambulance men and women. Such a salary was introduced at substantial additional cost in 1986 and led to radical changes in working practices. The offer made to the trade unions includes a joint review of the 1986 agreement in the light of three years' experience.