HC Deb 23 March 2004 vol 419 cc725-6W
Mr. Godsiff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has collated on how many black and ethnic minority nurses in the NHS are paid less than their white counterparts. [158108]

Mr. Hutton

This information is not collected centrally.

The proposed new pay system for the non-medical workforce, "Agenda for Change", developed in partnership with the trades unions, is designed to ensure there is equal pay for work of equal value for all non-medical staff regardless of their ethnic origin.