HC Deb 04 July 1996 vol 280 c511W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many trusts to date have made pay offers to nurses; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the review body recommendations are acted upon. [35111]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

To date, 17 NHS trusts in Scotland have made formal pay offers to nurses. Trusts have been advised of agreements reached within the nurses national Whitley negotiating council and should be engaged in local negotiations to seek resolution of this year's pay round.

The timing structure of pay offers is a matter for local management. It is for each trust to decide whether to make public the position it has reached.