HC Deb 21 April 1988 vol 131 cc547-8W
Mr. Latham

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what progress is being made with the review of the pay and grading of medical laboratory scientific officers; and when it will report.

Mr. Newton

I understand that at a meeting on 19 April the management side of the professional and technical staffs B Whitley council put proposals for a new grade structure for medical laboratory scientific officers to the staff side. Further meetings have been arranged.

Visiting shows the number of nurse teachers in post at 31 March 1987. It does not show the number of vacancies or shortfalls in nurse teachers.