HC Deb 24 February 1981 vol 999 cc340-1W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will consider taking steps to award overtime rates amounting to double time for hours worked over 40 per week and treble time for hours worked over 80 per week to doctors who are forced to work such hours.

Dr. Vaughan

The present rates of remuneration for contracted hours over 40 per week for doctors in the training grades were recommended by the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration—first supplement to fifth report, 1975. I could agree to a change in these rates only if it was similarly recommended by the review body.