§ 79. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will report on the result of the meeting of the National Whitley Council of Nurses and Midwives held on 13th May.
§ Mr. CrossmanThe Council agreed that £6 of the existing annual lodging charge paid by all resident staff should be regarded as a payment for beverages supplied outside mealtimes. Agreement was not reached on a further offer by the Management Side to reduce the annual lodging charge by £18 in respect of meals for younger students, pupils, nursing auxiliaries and nursing assistants; or on a claim by the Staff Side for either an increase of £1 a week for these groups or meals vouchers to an approximate equivalent amount.
A further meeting will take place shortly.