Biography
Lord Porter of Spalding raised concerns about NHS workforce costs during a debate on NHS industrial action in December 2025. He questioned the financial impact of junior doctors' strikes, specifically asking the Minister to quantify government savings on pension contributions and employers' holiday pay contributions resulting from the industrial action. His engagement focused on the comparative pay position of junior doctors relative to other public sector workers.
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“…Lord, Lord Watts, to a programme on Radio 4 this morning, which made it clear that, since 2015, junior doctors have had sufficient pay rises compared with other parts of the public sector—whether or not that is fair is another matter.”
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- NHS & care workforce/staffing236th of 3022.0
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