§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he last met the Royal College of Midwives to discuss its rates of pay.
§ Mr. MellorMy right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State met the president and the general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives on 7 December. They had a friendly and useful discussion on a range of issues arising from the 1988 pay award and associated regrading exercise, which gave midwives an average pay increase of over 20 per cent. last year.