§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the gross earnings of a student nurse of stated seniority for a month, and her net earnings after deduction of income tax, superannuation, national insurance, board, etc., assuming the nurse to be single and aged 20 years; and what net rate of pay per hour this constitutes.
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§ Mr. AlisonThe following table relates to a resident female Student Nurse aged 20 with no income tax allowance other than earned income and personal allowance. A deduction is assumed for lodging but not for meals which are paid for as taken:
Training in a General Hospital Training in a Psychiatric Hospital £ s. d. £ s. d. Gross training allowance per month 52 0 0 60 5 0 Net training allowance per month 36 11 7 41 17 2 Net training allowance expressed as hourly rate 4 0 4 7