Medical Laboratory and Scientific Officers (Hansard, 29 June 1990)

§ Mr. Wray
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the duties and responsibilities of medical laboratory and scientific officers in each of the bands of salaries from £7,897 to £20,244.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The duties and responsibilities of each grade are for employing authorities to determine within the guidance agreed by the Whitley council.

§ Mr. Wray
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the number of medical laboratory and scientific officers in each band of salaries from £7,897 to £20,244 a year.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The information is shown in the table.

Qualified medical laboratory and scientific officers on each pay scale¹

England—30 September 1989

Grade Pay scale² £ Whole time equivalents^{2 3}

MLSO 1 7,897 to 12,158 4,940

MLSO 2 11,241 to 16,639 2,810

MLSO 3 15,383 to 19,465 1,650

MLSO 4 17,996 to 22,771 540

Total 9,940

Grading unknown⁴ 1,480

Grand total 11,420

¹ The scales quoted are basic rates of pay.

² Pay scales include the three additional points by which scales may be advanced to recognise special skills and additional responsibilities. Approximately 23 per cent. of medical laboratory and scientific officers are on advanced scale positions.

³ All figures rounded to nearest ten whole time equivalents.

⁴ Medical laboratory and scientific officers who, at the time figures were collected, had not been assigned to a grade in the new structure, which was introduced in 1988–89.

Qualified medical laboratory and scientific officers on each pay scale¹
England—30 September 1989
Grade	Pay scale² £	Whole time equivalents^{2 3}
MLSO 1	7,897 to 12,158	4,940
MLSO 2	11,241 to 16,639	2,810
MLSO 3	15,383 to 19,465	1,650
MLSO 4	17,996 to 22,771	540
Total		9,940
Grading unknown⁴		1,480
Grand total		11,420
¹ The scales quoted are basic rates of pay.
² Pay scales include the three additional points by which scales may be advanced to recognise special skills and additional responsibilities. Approximately 23 per cent. of medical laboratory and scientific officers are on advanced scale positions.
³ All figures rounded to nearest ten whole time equivalents.
⁴ Medical laboratory and scientific officers who, at the time figures were collected, had not been assigned to a grade in the new structure, which was introduced in 1988–89.