Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 August 2026. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 August 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Doctors: Pay

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the efficacy of increasing resident doctors’ pay to stop strikes.

Answer: The new resident doctor pay and training settlement in England was accepted by British Medical Association Resident Doctors Committee members on behalf of resident doctors in England on 29 June, following the cancellation of their proposed strike action from 15 to 19 June. Under this deal, resident doctors will benefit from improved pay scales, better working conditions, enhanced career progression, and up to 4,500 new training places over the next three years.

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