HC Deb 02 July 1974 vol 876 cc79-81W
Mr. Robin R. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in view of the reply of the Secretary of State for Education and Science to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Central on Monday 24th June, she will now instruct the Supplementary Benefits Commission to cease their present practice of assuming that £43 of the student grant

hon. and learned Member for South Fylde (Mr. Gardner) on 1st July.

Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list the scales of pay for radiographers employed by the National Health Service in each of the years 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970 and 1974.

Dr. Owen

The information is as follows:

is separately identified as vacation maintenance.

Mr. O'Malley

Supplementary benefit determinations are the statutory responsibility of the Supplementary Benefits Commission, subject to appeal to the local appeal tribunal, and my right hon. Friend has no power to give instructions about the assessment of benefit. As my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Education and Science explained in his reply to a Question from my hon. Friend on 24th June, part of a student's grant is intended to contribute to his maintenance during vacations and, if the Supplementary Benefits Commission left this out of account in its assessment of any benefit payable to a student during the vacation, there would be duplicate provision from public funds for the same contingency.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7
Date £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d £ s d. £ s. .
1955 … 6 12 0 6 16 0 6 18 0 7 0 0 7 2 0 7 4 0 7 8 0
7 2 6 7 6 6 7 8 6 7 10 6 7 12 6 7 14 6 7 18 6
1960 … 8 10 4 8 14 4 8 16 4 8 18 4 9 0 4 9 2 4 9 6 4
8 17 8 9 1 8 9 3 8 9 5 8 9 7 8 9 9 8 9 13 8
1965 … 10 12 8 10 17 8 11 0 8 11 4 8 11 8 8 11 12 8 11 16 8
10 19 8 11 4 8 11 7 8 11 11 8 11 15 8 11 19 8 12 3 8
11 6 8 11 11 8 11 14 8 11 18 8 12 2 8 12 6 8 12 10 8

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1970 … 13 15 0 14 4 0 14 15 0 15 6 0 15 18 0
16 5 0 16 14 0 17 5 0 17 16 0 18 8 0

£ £ £ £ £
1974 … 22.28 22.80 23.36 23.96 24.60

Notes:

1. Revised groupings in 1970 resulting from restructuring.

2. Rates of pay are weekly; Group rates depend on the duties performed. There are higher rates for Head Porters.

3. Staff employed in London currently receive an additional London Weighting of £2.40 per week.

4. Allowances of £2 under a threshold agreement are currently payable in addition to the rates shown.

5. Staff are currently entitled to the opportunity to increase earnings to a minimum of £23.80 (exclusive of threshold allowance).

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