§ Paddy AshdownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the real increase was in(a) nurses' pay and
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Average daily number of beds in wards open overnight, NHS trusts and units in Somerset Health Authority area and England, 1985 to 1999–2000 East Somerset NHS Trust Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust Somerset Partnership NHS Trust Somerset DHA Total for Somerset HA area England 1985 — — — 3,219 3,219 325,487 1986 — — — 3,121 3,121 315,715 1987–88 — — — 2,951 2,951 297,341 1988–89 — — — 2,742 2,742 282,895 1989–90 — — — 2,521 2,521 270,309 1990–91 — — — 2,429 2,429 255,479 1991–92 559 1,024 — 646 2,229 242,677 1992–93 508 998 — 571 2,077 232,201 1993–94 464 955 391 — 1,810 219,476 1994–95 445 945 441 — 1,831 211,812 1995–96 418 939 431 1,788 206,136 (b) ancillary staff pay for each of the periods (i) 1978–79 to 1982–83, (ii) 1982–83 to 1986–87, (iii) 1986–87 to 1991–92, (iv) 1991–92 to 1996–97 and (v) 1996–97 to 2001–02; and if he will make a statement. [144596]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 18 January 2001]: The table details the real-terms increases in pay for nurses and ancillary staff between 1985–86 and 2001–02.1985–86 is the earliest year for which comparable data are available.
Percentage Real increase Nurses and midwives Ancillary staff 1985–86 to 1986–87 5.1 2.9 1986–87 to 1991–92 13.9 1.8 1991–92 to 1996–97 3.2 1.2 1996–97 to 2001–021 6.5 4.1 1 The pay offers for 2001–02 have been included although they are still to be formally accepted The increases have been calculated using pay settlement data for each year. Figures for 1995–96 and 1996–97 are estimates as these pay settlements contained an element of local flexibility.