HC Deb 05 May 1993 vol 224 cc122-5W
Rev. Martin Smyth

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the total wage bill of hospital and community health services staff in each board area, in each of the last five years and projected for the next two years, broken down into the principal groups of staff, including consultants, junior doctors and nurses.

Mr. Hanley

[holding answer 30 April 1993]: The information is not readily available in the form requested. The Northern Ireland health and social services boards provide integrated health and personal social services. The boards' accounts for 1992–93 are currently being prepared. However, for the last five years for which accounts are available the salaries and wages bill for each board are set out in the tables. It is not possible to provide accurate forecasts of future pay bills, although for the current financial year the Government's public sector pay restraint policy is designed to hold settlements to 1 per cent.

Salaries and Wages Northern Southern Eastern Western Total
£ £ £ £ £
Pharmacy 702,694 685,762 2,520,212 591,065 4,499,733
Social Services 15,215,535 10,489,964 35,696,671 10,331,309 71,733,479
Home Helps 5,097,525 6,337,418 12,078,649 4,009,200 27,522,792
Administrative and Clerical 14,492,221 11,948,540 39,055,723 10,469,524 75,966,008
Domestic and Allied 9,553,491 7,028,102 37,082,454 7,336,035 61,000,082
Tradesmen 2,259,585 1,739,384 6,688,063 1,770,563 12,457,595
Ambulance 2,527,488 1,861,019 4,020,604 1,797,807 10,206,918
Other Grades 1,661,284 1,241,274 4,234,596 1,014,300 8,151,454
TOTAL 111,869,848 96,269,117 347,184,479 94,614,398 649,937,842

Year ended 31 March 1991
Salaries and Wages Northern Southern Eastern Western Total
£ £ £ £ £
Medical 9,395,468 8,532,108 41,592,665 8,098,570 67,618,811
Dental 608,836 561,370 2,224,987 823,778 4,218,971
Trained Nursing 32,014,132 29,753,099 89,063,112 31,615,746 182,446,089
Other Nursing 3,454,762 4,765,650 13,835,590 3,823,978 25,879,980
Student Nursing 2,019,098 1,377,555 14,303,464 2,823,449 20,523,566
Para-Medical 6,594,455 5,211,693 26,757,616 4,827,378 43,391,142
Pharmacy 595,954 583,736 2,260,592 506,794 3,947,076
Social Services 13,676,336 9,478,819 32,582,283 9,264,670 65,002,108
Home Helps 4,572,915 5,865,088 11,441,670 3,776,492 25,656,165
Administrative and Clerical 11,897,290 9,551,542 32,718,131 8,577,568 62,744,531
Domestic and Allied 8,813,105 8,980,095 36,464,899 7,399,067 61,657,166
Tradesmen 2,174,325 1,689,771 6,319,575 1,625,955 11,809,626
Ambulance 2,329,043 1,718,948 3,719,830 1,632,276 9,400,097
Other Grades 1,501,552 1,266,709 4,401,367 1,054,176 8,223,804
TOTAL 99,647,271 89,336,183 317,685,781 85,849,897 592,519,132

Year ended 31 March 1990
Salaries and Wages Northern Southern Eastern Western Total
£ £ £ £ £
Medical 8,404,625 7,481,029 37,562,527 6,663,507 60,111,688
Dental 522,778 544,932 1,985,297 616,934 3,669,941
Trained Nursing 29,537,228 28,396,668 85,749,268 29,736,471 173,419,635
Other Nursing 3,207,993 4,288,780 12,077,375 3,441,815 23,015,963
Student Nursing 2,196,196 1,545,937 12,198,990 2,739,662 18,680,785
Para-Medical 5,681,586 4,447,334 23,833,195 3,973,849 37,935,964
Pharmacy 504,847 343,644 1,835,626 425,165 3,109,282
Social Services 12,320,159 8,427,220 27,763,816 7,919,174 56,430,369
Home Helps 4,123,825 5,368,127 10,483,163 3,412,612 23,387,727
Administrative and Clerical 9,517,381 8,138,849 27,064,126 7,039,020 51,759,376
Domestic and Allied 8,596,144 9,364,311 35,119,034 8,915,478 61,994,967
Tradesmen 2,103,004 1,442,843 6,270,209 1,560,230 11,376,286
Ambulance 1,837,318 1,317,874 2,741,239 1,241,502 7,137,933
Other Grades 1,528,518 1,196,778 4,081,633 969,862 7,776,791
Total 90,081,602 82,304,326 288,765,498 78,655,281 539,806,707

Year ended 31 March 1989
Salaries and Wages Northern Southern Eastern Western Total
£ £ £ £ £
Medical 7,678,916 7,130,059 34,825,759 6,259,215 55,893,949
Dental 546,769 512,004 2,176,636 588,609 3,824,018
Trained Nursing 28,545,400 26,930,776 81,431,637 28,986,430 165,894,243
Other Nursing 3,166,950 4,232,571 11,410,146 3,126,695 21,936,362
Student Nursing 2,078,282 1,602,090 13,583,907 2,340,112 19,874,391
Para-Medical 5,094,831 4,010,000 19,200,297 3,483,720 31,788,848
Pharmacy 441,900 369,354 1,605,101 413,840 2,830,195
Social Services 12,038,359 7,761,914 26,071,937 7,426,115 53,288,325
Home Helps 3,739,198 5,141,034 10,330,488 3,220,458 22,431,178
Administrative and Clerical 8,245,648 6,966,201 24,127,124 6,138,037 45,477,010
Domestic and Allied 8,469,583 8,959,119 33,542,449 9,546,583 60,517,734

Salaries and Wages Northern Southern Eastern Western Total
£ £ £ £ £
Tradesmen 2,024,983 1,308,826 6,296,567 1,468,345 11,098,721
Ambulance 1,998,709 1,432,929 2,994,535 1,321,300 7,747,473
Other Grades 1,452,956 1,177,486 3,906,973 1,015,776 7,553,191
TOTAL 85,522,484 77,534,363 271,773,556 75,335,235 510,165,638

Year ended 31 March 1988
Salaries and Wages Northern Southern Eastern Western Total
£ £ £ £ £
Medical 6,975,393 6,253,181 31,547,797 5,455,613 50,231,984
Dental 578,741 451,204 1,866,935 668,600 3,565,480
Trained Nursing 24,309,370 22,884,704 66,536,343 24,156,932 137,887,349
Other Nursing 2,896,608 4,041,606 10,359,937 2,935,044 20,233,195
Student Nursing 2,025,578 1,544,402 13,349,980 2,592,894 19,512,854
Para-Medical 4,533,036 3,393,604 17,572,398 2,963,565 28,462,603
Pharmacy 396,187 334,802 1,369,735 371,617 2,472,341
Social Services 10,969,179 6,974,665 23,369,826 6,606,819 47,920,489
Home Helps 3,671,358 4,881,977 9,938,176 3,330,588 21,822,099
Administrative and Clerical 7,578,908 6,440,513 22,204,442 5,537,068 41,760,931
Domestic and Allied 8,172,924 8,603,619 32,049,983 9,354,802 58,181,328
Tradesmen 2,025,649 1,430,688 6,184,258 1,403,969 11,044,564
Ambulance 1,922,675 1,444,550 2,813,902 1,298,892 7,480,019
Other Grades 1,292,214 1,065,708 3,617,468 924,405 6,899,795
TOTAL 77,347,820 69,745,223 242,781,180 67,600,808 457,475,031

Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been the changes in average pay levels for general practitioners, nurses, consultants and hospital porters in Northern Ireland since May 1990.

Mr. Hanley

[holding answer 30 April 1993]: The information is set out in the table. Average monetary changes could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Increase for 1991–92 Increase for 1992–93 Increase for 1993–94
Group Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
General practitioners 9.50 5.50 1.50
Nurses and midwives 8.20 5.80 11.50
Senior nurses/midwives 7.43 3.90 2—
Consultants 10.50 5.50 1.50
Hospital porters 8.80 4.93 11.50
1 Offered.
2 No offer yet.