A Bill to require the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament a report on any proposal to award NHS staff a pay rise for 2021/22 below 2.1%; to require the Secretary of State to move a motion in the House of Commons to approve any such report; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Carolyn HarrisLabour (Co-op)
5 May 2021
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This bill would force the government to publish a parliamentary report and get a Commons motion approved before any NHS pay award for 2021/22 that is below 2.1% is put in place. It is designed to give Parliament a say over low NHS pay rises by requiring a report and a Commons motion to approve it. The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons and was introduced by Labour MP Carolyn Harris.
The bill has completed its first reading and is at the second reading stage in the House of Commons; further stages have not yet occurred.
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