§ 58 Mr. David Porterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on progress within the Whitley council on 1987 pay negotiations for medical laboratory scientific officers; and if he will make a statement about the Government's intention to recognise the professionalism of medical laboratory scientific officers with a better pay structure.
§ Mr. NewtonPay is a matter for the Whitley council. I understand that on 5 October the management side made a pay offer to the staff side representing MLSOs about which it is now consulting its members. They also undertook to meet again as soon as possible to discuss proposals for restructuring MLSO grades.