§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Employment, further to the reply to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Lewis) Official Report, 25 May, c. 275, what is his estimate of the total sums involved in the case of police and nurses in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. Alison:The following table shows the annual basic salary scales of a selection of the main nursing grades employed in the National Health Service, as at 1 April 1980 and 1 April 1981, and as proposed under the current offer. The scales shown take no account of additional amounts paid to many nursing grades who work unsocial hours, hours in excess of 37½ per week, on psychiatric or geriatric duties, or in the London weighting area. Information on the basic pay of police officers was provided on 13 July by my hon. and learned Friend the 19W Minister of State, Home Office, in reply to the hon. Member for Oldham, West (Mr. Meacher).-[Vol. 27, c. 325–8.]
Effective Date (Pay Round) 1 April 1980 (1979–1980) 1 April 1981 (1980–1981) Offer for 1 April 1982 (1981–1982) Min. £ Max. £ Min. £ Max. £ Min. £ Max. £ Regional nursing officer 14,271 19,000 16,466 21,924 17,454 23,239 District nursing officer 9,319 16,577 10,753 19,127 * * Divisional nursing officer 7,735 10,836 9,033 12,654 * * Nursing officer II 5,894 7,124 6,248 7,551 * * Nursing sister II (ward sister) 5,309 6,807 5,628 7,215 6,050 7,756 Staff nurse SRN 4,198 5,119 4,450 5,426 4,784 5,833 State enrolled nurse 3,781 4,561 4,008 4,835 4,309 5,198 Student nurse—1st year 3,104 3,290 3,537 * No exact comparisons can be given for these grades from 1 April 1982 at these levels were changed. On reorganisation of the NHS from that date, grading criteria for posts at these levels were changed.