§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what(a) nurses and (b) doctors in NHS hospitals were paid on average in 1997; and what they are paid now. [112839]
§ Mr. HuttonThe estimated average amounts per whole-time equivalent paid to nurses and doctors in national health service hospitals in 1997, and the latest estimates, are given in the following table.
£ 1997 2002 Qualified nurses 18,900 24,400 Doctors in NHS hospitals 40,400 54,500 Source:
Department of Health's August 1997 and 2000 NHS staff earnings survey.
The information in this answer relates to England only. Pay for NHS staff in Scotland and Wales is a matter for the devolved Administrations. While the institutions in Northern Ireland are dissolved, responsibility rests with Ministers in Northern Ireland.