HC Deb 15 January 1974 vol 867 cc22-3W
Mr. Rose

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will consider the wages and conditions of service of remedial staff such as speech therapists and physiotherapists ; and whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT their levels of pay and entitlement to fringe benefits.

Mr. Alison

The pay and conditions of service of the remedial professions and speech therapists are matters for the Whitley Council in the first instance. The current salary scales for whole-time staff in these professions, effective from 1st April 1973, are as follows:

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Basic 1,212 1,263 1,314 1,368 1,425 1,485 1,542
Senior 1,395 1,449 1,506 1,566 1,620 1,680 1,740 1,803
Superintendent I 1,491 1,542 1,599 1,653 1,707 1,764 1,821 1,878
Superintendent II 1,617 1,668 1,722 1,773 1,830 1,890 1,950 2,007
Superintendent III 1,743 1,809 1,875 1,941 2,007 2,076 2,148 2,223
Superintendent IV 1,872 1,956 2,043 2,130 2,223 2,313 2,403 2,499
Superintendent V 2,058 2,160 2,268 2,376 2,487 2,595 2,706 2,820
Assistant Supt. I 1,440 1,494 1,545 1,602 1,656 1,710 1,767 1,824
Assistant Supt. II 1,491 1,542 1,599 1,653 1,707 1,764 1,821 1,878
Student Teacher 1,314 1,368 1,425 1,485 1,542
Teacher 1,971 2,025 2,082 2,175 2,271 2,364 2,457 2,559
Assistant Principal 2,004 2,076 2,148 2,229 2,307 2,400 2,499 2,607
Principal I 2,307 2,391 2,487 2,577 2,667 2,757 2,847 2,943
Principal II 2,436 2,523 2,610 2,703 2,802 2,913 3,033 3,183
REMEDIAL GYMNASTS
Trainee 1,173
Basic 1,212 1,263 1,314 1,368 1,425 1,485 1,542
Senior 1,395 1,449 1,506 1,566 1,620 1,680 1,740 1,803
Head I 1,491 1,542 1,599 1,653 1,707 1,764 1,821 1,878
Head II 1,617 1,668 1,722 1,773 1,830 1,890 1,950 2,007
Deputy Head 1,395 1,449 1.506 1,566 1,620 1,680 1,740 1,803
SPEECH THERAPISTS
Assistant Speech Therapist 1,209 1,260 1,311 1,365 1,422 1,482 1,539
Speech Therapist 1,209 1,260 1,311 1,365 1,422 1,482 1,539 1,596 1,653
1,710 1,767 1,824 1,881 1,941
Senior 1,668 1,728 1,785 1,839 1,899 1,956 2,019 2,079 2,148
2,214
Under certain circumstances staff in these professions ; may be entitled under the Whitley Council's Agreements to sickness payments and to additional remuneration such as lecture fees and, in the case of physiotherapists and remedial gymnasts, emergency duty payments. In common with other N. H. S. staff they are also entitled to subsidised meals, and a wide range of provisions for helping with travelling, removal, excess rent and other expenses