§ Dr. Summerskillasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will refer individual salary increases received by hospital consultants as merit awards for scrutiny by the Pay Board.
§ Sir K. JosephNo. These awards are made annually towards the end of each financial year. I am satisfied that those made up to March 1973 were in conformity with stage 1 of counter-inflation measures and no further awards are due to be made until March 1974.