§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the average rise in the pay of NHS staff for each year since 1996–97; and if he will make a statement. [11038]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 31 October 2001]: The information requested is shown in the table.
Year Percentage 1997–98 3.61 1998–99 4.02 1999–2000 4.0 2000–01 3.34 2001–02 3.75 Notes
This is an average of the general increases to national pay scales for all of the staff groups in NHS trusts and health authorities, weighted by the total salary bill of each group. It omits the value of increments and other changes in pay
Sources
Pay Advance letters, Department of Health's National Health Service August 2000 staff earnings survey