HC Deb 20 July 1988 vol 137 c662W
Mr. Fearn

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what action he plans to take against health authorities intending to use some of the additional money earmarked for the cost of nurses' pay awards for other areas of expenditure.

Mr. Newton

We have no reason to believe that health authorities intend to use the additional funds we have allocated following the review body awards other than to meet pay costs.