Kenneth Clarke on nurses’ pay package

Title

Kenneth Clarke on nurses’ pay package

Genre

Interview

TX Date

13 Oct 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:03:39

Description

Health Secretary, Kenneth Clarke discusses the new pay package for nurses worth 140 million pounds - the equivalent of a 17.9 percent increase. He says that criticisms of the deal raised by Robin Cook and Trevor Clay are the result of political motives rather than genuine objections. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke

Keywords

Trade unions; Government; Health; Wages; NUPE; Nurses; COHSE; Cabinet ministers; Robin Cook; Trevor Clay

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