§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information he has as to how many nurses in Northern Ireland earn less than £120 per week, following the 1986 pay award; what proportion of total nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff this represents; and if he will break down the figures into grades.
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§ Mr. NeedhamNurses' basic pay rates went up on average by 7.8 per cent. on 1 July 1986. Information on the details of nurses' earnings following that increase is not yet available.
International classification of diseases Number Cause 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 A. Deaths from alcholol abuse 303 Alcohol dependence syndrome 3 4 3 2 2 305.0 Non-dependent abuse of alcohol 7 2 4 5 2 980.0 Toxic effect of ethyl alcohol 1 4 10 5 — Total 11 10 17 12 4 B. Deaths from drug abuse 304 Drug dependence — — — — — 305.2–9 Non-dependent abuse of drugs 1 — 2 1 — 965.0 Poisoning by opiates and related narcotics — 1 2 2 3 967 Poisoning by sedatives and hypnotics 12 13 22 11 6 969 Poisoning by psychotropic agents 11 12 11 10 19 982 Toxic effect of solvents other than petroleum based 2 — 1 3 3 Total 26 26 38 27 31