asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what the loss in salary would be for a radiographer, superintendent I, on the maximum of the scale, if the existing hours of work were maintained under the Clegg salary recommendations;(2) what the loss in salary would be for a speech therapist who retains the existing hours of work and is a teacher on the maximum of the scale if the Clegg salary recommendations were adopted;(3) what the loss in salary would be for an occupational therapist teacher on the maximum of the scale if the existing hours of work were maintained under the Clegg salary recommendations.

On the assumption that there was a proportionate reduction in the recommended salary levels which apply for a standard 37½ hour week, the loss in salary compared with the salary currently in force, would be as follows:

Radiographer superintendent I	£455
Speech therapist teacher	£872
Occupational therapist teacher	£291

These losses are, however, entirely hypothetical since the management side of the professional and technical A Whitley Council proposed to the staff side that staff should have the option of retaining their present hours with no reduction in pay below present levels.