§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Health what were the average weekly rates of wages of female workers in Group I occupations in the National Health Service in April 1955, April 1964 and August 1966 in areas outside London and in Scotland, respectively; and what were the comparable figures for a newly- 209W trained nurse and a second-year student nurse.
AVERAGE WEEKLY RATES OF WAGES OF FEMALE WORKERS IN GROUP I OCCUPATIONS IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE Urban Rural April, 1955 … … … … … … … £4 19s. 0d. £4 18s. 0d. Outside London (including Scotland) April, 1964 … … … … … … … £7 14s. 10d. August, 1966 … … … … … … … £8 12s. 4d.
COMPARABLE FIGURES FOR SECOND-YEAR STUDENT NURSES AND NEWLY-QUALIFIED STAFF NURSES Weekly rates of pay outside London (including Scotland) April, 1955 April, 1964 August, 1966 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Second year Student Nurse in a general hospital 4 15 11 6 12 4 7 9 7 Staff Nurse in a general hospital on minimum of scale 7 7 8 11 10 1 13 4 8