§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give figures based on current performance for the number of health service staff she expects will see earnings(a) fall and (b) rise as a result of the introduction of relating pay to performance.
§ Mr. MaloneThe proposals made to staff sides and the professions that represent groups covered by national health service review bodies and included in pay offers to staff sides of non-review body groups would strengthen the links between rewards and performance of the local organisations. Such schemes would be locally determined and depend on the achievement of local objectives for the delivery of high-quality services.