§ 21. Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on nurses' pay within the National Health Service.
§ 34. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what consideration has now been given to the recommendation received from the Nurses and Midwives Review Body.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe average pay of nurses has risen by 94 per cent. between April 1979 and March 1985 which was 23 per cent. ahead of the rise in prices over the same period.
The pay of National Health Service nursing and midwifery staff is determined in the light of the recommendations of an independent review body. Recommendations for 1985 from three review bodies have been submitted to my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. These are being considered together in the normal way and an announcement will be made in due course.