Question follow-through · 11399

Health Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Health Minister on ensuring pay parity for health workers in Northern Ireland with Great Britain.

answeredClaire HannaNorthern Ireland Office

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
30 Oct 2024
Answer
4 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Health Minister on ensuring pay parity for health workers in Northern Ireland with Great Britain.

  2. 30 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Public sector pay is a devolved matter. It is for the Northern Ireland Executive to take decisions on pay awards.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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