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Mr. Wray
To 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. Hutton
The 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.