§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services for what reason he has not replied to the letter of 7 July 1987 addressed to the Parliamentary Secretary on medical laboratory scientific officers from the Chief Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer, Mr. B. Ingram, of South Tyrone hospital.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 18 January 1988]:Mr. Ingram's letter was one of 620 received as part of a coordinated campaign during the period of the medical laboratory scientific officers' pay negotiations in 1987. Ministers were fully aware of the issues involved and official replies to those letters were sent out on their behalf. The response to Mr. Ingram was sent by an executive 690W officer in the health authority personnel division in July 1987 and Mr. Ingram responded to such a reply in a further letter dated 31 July 1987.