§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many health authorities have now decided to take local action to fund increases for NHS clerical and administrative staff who were previously paid above the maximum of their former grade and who have assimilated to the minimum of their new grade;
(2) how many health authorities must now decide to take local action to fund increases for NHS clerical and administrative staff who were formerly paid on the maximum point of their salary scale and who have assimilated to the penultimate point of their new salary scale;
(3) if he will now consider issuing a variation order to the regrading structure national agreement relating to NHS clerical and administrative staff;
(4) what representations he has received from local health authorities regarding the need to issue a variation order to the regrading structure national agreement relating to NHS clerical administrative staff.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleySuch information is not held centrally. We have received no representations from health authorities about the need to issue orders varying the agreement reached last year in the administrative and clerical staffs Whitley council and have no plans to do so.