§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give figures based on current performance for the number of health service staff he expects will see earnings(a) fall and (b) rise as a result of the introduction of relating pay to performances.
§ Mr. RichardsThe proposals made to staff sides and the professions who represent groups covered by NHS review bodies and included in the pay offer to staff sides of non-review body groups would strengthen the links between rewards and performance of their local 659W organisation. Such schemes would be locally determined and depend on the achievement of local objectives for the delivery of high quality services. I would expect average pay to continue to rise.