§ 52. Mr. Danceasked the Minister of Health what steps he proposes to take to deal with the anomalies in the salary structure which will result from acceptance of the recommendations of the National Board for Prices and Incomes Report on hospital salaries; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI do not know what anomalies the hon. Member has in mind but the negotiation of a salary structure in the light of the recommendations of the National Board for Prices and Incomes is a matter for the Nurses and Midwives Whitley Council, and it would in any case he inappropriate for me to make a statement while negotiations are proceeding there.