Question follow-through · 77508

Royal College of Nursing: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on pay.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
13 Oct 2025 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on pay.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Annual pay awards for staff on Agenda for Change contracts in England, including nurses, are decided by the Government following receipt of recommendations made by the independent NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB). The Government accepted the 2025/26 recommend...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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