Nurses (Pay) (Hansard, 1 November 1988)

§ 25. Mr. Livingstone
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the cost of funding the nurses pay settlement; and what plans he has to fund it in full.

§ Mr. Mellor
I refer the hon. Member to the reply by my right hon. and learned Friend to the hon. Member for Ashfield (Mr. Haynes) earlier today.

§ 27. Mr. Leighton
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the cost of funding the nurses pay settlement; and what plans he has to fund it in full.

§ 65. Mr. Michael
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the cost of funding the nurses pay settlement; and what plans he has to fund it in full.

§ Mr. Mellor
I refer the hon. Members to the reply given by my right hon. and learned Friend to the hon. Member for Ashfield (Mr. Haynes) earlier today.

§ Mr. Matthew Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the progress of implementation of the nurses pay award.
585W

§ 29. Mr. Hardy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on progress in implementing the recent nurses pay award and on his current assessment as to whether the funds allocated are sufficient to meet the cost in full.

§ Mr. Mellor
The Government have announced the allocation to regional health authorities of an additional £98 million to meet in full the authorities' estimates of the final cost of the nurses clinical grading exercise in England. This brings the total which has now been provided to meet the cost of this year's pay award for nurses in England to £731 million.
Regions have been asked to arrange for staff to be notified of their new grades as soon as possible and for payment of the new rates and back pay to be made by Christmas.

§ 30. Mr. Rogers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to ensure that the nurses pay award is beng implemented fairly by health authorities.

§ 34. Dr. Marek
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to ensure that the nurses pay award is being implemented fairly by health authorities.

§ 38. Ms. Armstrong
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to ensure that the nurses pay award is being implemented fairly by health authorities.

§ 50. Mr. Bradley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to ensure that the nurses pay award is being implemented fairly by health authorities.

§ Mr. Mellor
The Department has issued a range of detailed guidance to health authorities.
In addition, officials have worked closely with regional health authorities in monitoring district health authorities' implementation of the new structure. The objective has been to ensure the fair and consistent application of the grading definitions, in line with the letter and spirit of the agreement reached by both sides of the nursing and midwifery staffs negotiating council.

§ Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from trade unions and professional bodies with members in the nursing profession about the recent pay award.

§ 32. Ms. Mowlam
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from trade unions and professional bodies with members in the nursing profession about the recent pay award.

§ 52. Mr. Patchett
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from trade unions and professional bodies with members in the nursing profession about the recent pay award.

§ Mr. Mellor
I refer the hon. Members to the reply to the hon. Members for Bridgend (Mr. Griffiths) and Halifax (Mrs. Mahon), earlier today.

§ 44. Mr. Wall
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the managers of health authorities about the nurses pay award.
586W

§ 61. Mr. Buckley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the managers of health authorities about the nurses pay award.

§ 71. Ms. Quin
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with the managers of health authorities about the nurses pay award.

§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke
We have kept in very close touch with RHA chairmen and senior management over the implementation and financing of the new clinical grading structure for nurses.