§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Health if he will give an undertaking that any increase in nurses' salaries which is recommended by the National Board for Prices and Incomes should be back-dated to 29th June, 1967, the date of the references to the Board.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonIt is open to the Board to make recommendations about the operative date of salary increases.
§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Minister of Health if, in view of the fact that the average time taken for the National Board for Prices and Incomes to consider wages and salaries references has been three months and in the case of nurses' pay at least eight months will have been taken before the report is issued, he will take steps to expedite consideration of this matter.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonIt has necessarily taken the Board some time to conduct a thorough survey of nurses' pay. I am sure they will complete the reference and report as soon as they can.