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Written question asked by Wes Streeting (Labour) on Monday, 22 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 April 2024 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 29 April 2024. A substantive answer was provided by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Friday, 24 May 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Junior Doctors: Pay

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of awarding a pay rise to NHS junior doctors of (a) 5%, (b) 10%, (c) 15%, (d) 20%, (e) 25%, (f) 30% and (g) 35%.

Answer

The below table shows the estimated costs of various average pay rises for junior doctors above the existing 2023/24 pay scales which included an average pay rise of 8.8% :

Average pay rise

Estimated cost in 2024/25

5%

£400,000,000

10%

£900,000,000

15%

£1,300,000,000

20%

£1,700,000,000

25%

£2,100,000,000

30%

£2,600,000,000

35%

£3,000,000,000

These are estimates of the expected costs if the pay rise were given in 2024/25. They cover recurrent increases to the substantive pay bill, including employer national insurance and pension contributions, as well as knock-on impacts such as agency price increases. The exact cost will vary depending on the workforce size and composition.

These estimates do not take into account any wider considerations of the impact on wider National Health Service and public sector pay.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23000
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Costs Resident doctors Pay
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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