NHS PAY

Early day motion 132, tabled 5 July 2017 by Conor McGinn (Labour). Signed by 76 members.

That this House notes that in 2017-18 NHS pay rises have been capped at one per cent and that this represents another below-inflation pay settlement; further notes that applications for nursing degrees have fallen 23 per cent this year; notes that the number of nurses and midwives joining the Nursing and Midwifery Council register has been in decline since March 2016 and that in 2016-17 45 per cent more UK registrants left the register than joined it; and calls on the Government to end the public sector pay cap in the NHS and give NHS workers a fair pay rise.

Signatures by party: Labour 44, Liberal Democrat 10, Scottish National Party 9, Labour/Co-operative 6, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 2, Green 1, Independent 1.