PAY FOR TECHNICALLY AND SCIENTIFICALLY QUALIFIED STAFF IN THE NHS

Early day motion 320, tabled 11 February 1999 by Desmond Turner (Labour). Signed by 154 members.

That this House is gravely concerned by the extremely low pay for technical and scientifically qualified staff in the National Health Service, without whom an increasingly science-based service is in danger of collapse; and accordingly urges the Government to address the issue of pay for staff groups outside the Pay Review Body as a matter of urgency in order to maintain the recruitment and retention of essential highly skilled workers to the National Health Service.

Signatures by party: Labour 112, Liberal Democrat 20, UUP 6, Labour/Co-operative 5, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 1, Independent Labour 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UKUP 1, Unknown 1.