§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many working hours were spent by the management of each NHS trust on pay negotiations in(a) 1994–95, and (b) 1995–96; and what is the estimated cost to each trust of this working time. [4244]
§ Mr. MaloneThe information requested is not available centrally.
§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS trusts had not concluded pay negotiations for the year 1996–97 on 1 October 1996. [4245]
§ Mr. MaloneOn 1 October we knew of 37 pay settlements in the 429 national health service trusts in England. The latest information is that 120 have settled.