§ Mr. CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the salary increase for speech therapists in the NHS in each of the last five years(a) in real terms and (b) as a percentage. [81065]
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§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 16 April 1999]: The information requested is in the table.
Speech and language therapists' pay settlements 1994–98 Year Total increase per cent. 1994–95 2.4 Paid in full from 1 April: 0.1 per cent. in real terms. 1995–96 3.0 Paid as 1 per cent. national from 1 April 1995. Further 2 per cent. paid as local settlement: 0.4 per cent. in real terms. 1996–97 2.8 Paid as 2 per cent. national from 1 April 1996 and further 0.8 per cent. as average local pay settlement:—0.1 per cent. in real terms. 1997–98 3.3 Paid as 2 per cent. from 1 April 1997 and further 1.3 per cent. from 1 December: 0.8 per cent. in real terms. 1998–99 3.8 Paid as 2 per cent. from 1 April 1998 and further 1.8 per cent. from I December: 0.8 per cent. in real terms. Source:
Pay Increase:—Advance Letters (increase to basic salary for all grades). RPI(X): Office for National Statistics (rate, excluding mortgage rates, in April each year, starting in April 1994 and ending in April 1998).