§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make it his policy to fund centrally any new method of deciding nurses remuneration accepted by all parties concerned which will form the basis of any pay award from 1 April 1983.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeWe are anxious to develop new permanent arrangements for nurses' pay and discussions have now begun with both Sides of the Nureses and Midwives Whitley Council. All parties are agreed that the aim should be to try and have the new permanent arrangements in place in time for next year's pay settlement. Any pay settlement for the NHS has to be financed out of the total resources available for health care at the time. All expenditure on the service is funded by the public as taxpayers, national insurance contributors or payers of health charges.