§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance has been given to the English National Board for Nursing and Midwifery regarding the terms and conditions of redundancy and severance in respect of senior management of the board and those staff working at regional level subject to redundancy arising out of the transfer of functions to London; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleDepartmental officials wrote on 10 December 1993 indicating that ex gratia payments above £5,000 would require the Department's approval.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what powers the English National Board for Nursing and Midwifery has to change previously applicable terms and conditions in relation to redundancy of staff; and if she will make a statement;
(2) what direction she has given to the English National Board for Nursing and Midwifery in relation to the severance payments to be made in the light of the transfer of staff from Sheffield to London;
(3) what proposals have been made to change the terms and conditions of severance payments previously applicable in the case of the closure and redundancies of staff at the Sheffield office of the English National Board for Nursing and Midwifery and the transfer of functions to London.
§ Mr. SackvilleNone.