Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Wales – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 31 October 1988.
There has been a huge improvement in the position of nurses compared with what we found when we come to power. Their pay had been cut by one fifth, whereas under our proposals nurses pay will rise by over 40 per cent. My hon. Friend may be interested to know that, following the Western Mail article, final details await clarification, but we expect to sort them out shortly. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales will be in a position to make an announcement later this week. We are confident that the nurses pay settlement in Wales will be no less generous than that in England, and it is likely to be more generous.