§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many trusts agreed to a 3 per cent. pay award for nursing staff for the full financial year 1995–96; and what proportion of trusts in Wales this represents. [20405]
§ Mr. RichardsTwenty-four of the 25 trusts which employ nursing staff agreed to a 3 per cent. pay award for 1995–96 which represent 96 per cent. of such trusts in Wales. Ambulance trusts do not employ nurses and are not included in the total.
§ Mr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many trusts in Wales have yet to settle the pay award for nursing staff for the full financial year 1995–96. [20406]
§ Mr. RichardsOne.