§ 48. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Health if he will make a statement on the recently announced pay award for nurses, indicating in particular how many will be worse off after taking into account the proposed increased charges for board and lodgings.
§ 50 and 51. Mr. Ledgerasked the Minister of Health (I) what are the prospects for increased recruitment of student nurses as a result of the recent pay increases:
(2) if he is aware of the adverse effects on recruitment of staff to mental hospitals by the equalisation of pay in the recent award; and what action he is taking to remedy this situation.
§ 52 and 53. Mr. Harperasked the Minister of Health (1) what each grade of the nursing profession will receive under the new pay award; and how many of these will be worse off;
(2) to what extent the recent pay increases to nurses will bring about the desired recruitment of student nurses.
§ 54 and 55. Mr. D. Griffithsasked the Minister of Health (1) how much better off financially per month the various grades of the nursing profession will be after his recent pay awards;
(2) what increase in the recruitment of nurses has resulted from his recent pay awards.
§ Mr. PowellI am not in a position to comment on the recent award of the Industrial Court, which has not yet been considered by the Whitley Council.