HL Deb 11 May 1999 vol 600 c141WA
Lord Clement-Jones

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the status of negotiations over the pay and status of speech and language therapists employed by the NHS; and when it is expected that they will be concluded. [HL2317]

Baroness Hayman

Pay is negotiated in the Scientific and Professional Staffs Whitley Council. At a meeting on 17 March, the Management Side offered a pay increase of 2.8 per cent. The Staff Side rejected this. Our offer remains open.

Separately, negotiations are also in progress to resolve equal pay claims submitted by some speech and language therapists following industrial tribunal findings in three lead cases and expert consideration of equal value in a number of others.