§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the amount of financial help given by his Department towards the cost of the salary regrading of midwives; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorA total of £731 million was made available by the Government to meet the cost of the nurses, midwives and health visitors regrading exercise in 1988–89 in England. Including the extra £98 million announced on 21 October, this met the extra cost in full. Health authorities' own estimates provided the basis of the costing, but these were not required to be broken down between nurses, midwives and health visitors on a national basis. We do not therefore hold this information centrally.