Mr. RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to lay before Parliament the regulations on the community charge relating to exemptions for students.
§ Mr. LangThe Personal Community Charge (Students) (Scotland) Regulations 1988, which define those students who will pay only 20 per cent. of the personal community charge, were laid before Parliament on 30 March 1988. Consultations have recently been carried out on the draft of a replacement set of regulations, which will be made very shortly. The main change in the new regulations will be the introduction of prescribed requirements about the provision of certificates and information by educational establishments, in accordance with amendments made to the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 by the Local Government Finance Act 1988.
Previous grade Staff in post (whole-time equivalents) Percentages transferred to each new clinical grade A B C D E F G H I Nursing Auxiliary 16,857.43 95.6 4.4 — — — — — — — Hospital Staff NNEB 319.71 0.8 93.0 6.2 — — — — — — Enrolled Nurse 9,370.62 — 0.1 50.4 48.8 0.7 — — — — Enrolled District Nurse 257.76 — — 1.7 97.1 1.2 — — — — Senior Enrolled Nurse 432.30 — — 2.4 66.9 30.5 0.2 — — — Staff Nurse 11,683.94 — — — 22.2 74.1 3.6 0.1 — — Staff Midwife 1,626.88 — — — 0.2 69.6 30.1 0.1 — — Deputy Sister 426.29 — — — — 78.0 21.6 0.4 — — Sister II 5,551.13 — — — — — 41.5 56.9 1.6 — Sister II Midwife 925.20 — — — — — 26.8 71.7 1.5 — District Nurse Sister II 1,560.60 — — — — — 5.1 94.4 0.5 — Sister I 61.17 — — — — — 3.9 34.4 61.7 — Sister I Midwife 54.40 — — — — — — 77.5 22.5 — Health Visitor 1,399.44 — — — — — — 98.9 1.0 0.1 Senior Nurse 8 595.06 — — — — — — 5.9 74.1 20.0 Senior Nurse 8 (Midwife) 113.50 — — — — — — 20.3 65.6 14.1 Senior Nurse 7 336.00 — — — — — — 0.3 33.2 66.3 Senior Nurse 7 (Midwife) 19.00 — — — — — — — 31.6 68.4 Clinical Teacher 298.68 — — — — — — 0.7 99.3 — Fieldwork Teacher 194.28 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Practical Work Teacher 208.57 — — — — — — — 100.0 — Tutor 354.56 — — — — — — — 0.3 99.7 Tutor Midwife 52.00 — — — — — — — — 100.0 Post Basic Students Enrolled Nurse 698.00 — — 98.4 1.4 0.2 — — — — Staff Nurse 1,192.70 — — — 92.8 6.4 0.8 — — — Deputy Sister 12.80 — — — 15.6 29.7 31.3 23.4 — — Sister II 51.00 — — — 13.7 3.9 17.7 64.7 — — Others 46.60 — — — 14.0 11.6 70 11.0 3.0 —