Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77508

Royal College of Nursing: Pay

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

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

Answer

Karin Smyth
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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