Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the maximum hourly rates for NHS (1) consultants, (2) doctors, and (3) nurses.

The Pay Review Body process is the established mechanism for determining pay increases in the public sector, outside of negotiating multi-year pay and contract reform deals.

For consultants and doctors, the hourly basic pay rate based on 40 hours per week at the top of the pay scale is £57.12 per hour.

The majority of National Health Service nurses are paid on the Agenda for Change contract at bands 5 to 7, although the highest band 9. Nurses at the top of band 9 earn £55.99 per hour. This refers to basic pay and does not include allowances or premiums for unsocial hours or the High Cost Area Supplement.