HC Deb 12 December 1979 vol 975 cc649-50W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the pay increase for regional, area and district nursing officers, recently successfully negotiated through the nurses and midwives Whitley Council, will be paid before Christmas.

Dr. Vaughan

Health authorities have been asked in a letter dated 5 December 1979 to implement the agreement as soon as possible. The precise timing of the first payment of any pay increase is a matter for individual authorities.