§ Mr. Corbynasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the average earnings per week of domestics, porters and nurses in National Health Service hospitals.
§ Mr. John PattenThe average earnings of full-time ancillary staff in the pay groups covering domestics (Group 1) and porters (Groups 2–4) are as follows:
£ per week Pay Group 1 89.00 Pay Group 2 95.00 Pay Group 3 104.00 Pay Group 4 104.10 The figures reflect the earnings of other types of ancillary staff paid on the same rates of pay as domestics and porters.
The average weekly earnings of a full-time staff nurse are £121.75.
These figures, which exclude London weighting, are derived from returns supplied by nine regions for the period April to June 1983.