HC Deb 17 July 1978 vol 954 cc98-9W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will refer to the Boyle committee the wages and working conditions of the employees in the National Health Service.

Mr. Deakins

There is established machinery for the joint negotiation of wages and conditions of service in the National Health Service, and it would therefore be inappropriate to refer these matters to the Boyle committee.