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Debate between Christian Matheson and Marsha De Cordova
Tuesday 10th October 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Christian Matheson Portrait Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)
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8. What assessment he has made of the effect of the public sector pay cap on staffing levels in the NHS.

Marsha De Cordova Portrait Marsha De Cordova (Battersea) (Lab)
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11. What assessment he has made of the effect of the public sector pay cap on staffing levels in the NHS.

Jeremy Hunt Portrait The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Jeremy Hunt)
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NHS staff do a fantastic job in tough circumstances, and pay restraint has been challenging for many of them. However, given the financial pressures, it is also true that the NHS would not have been able to recruit an additional 30,000 staff since May 2010 without the cap.

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