Motion, as amended, agreed to, That the Parliament notes that the NHS Independent Pay Review body helps determine NHS pay on a UK-wide basis, and that the Scottish Government has consistently implemented the body’s recommendations; further notes that, as a result of recommended pay uplifts being passed on in full in Scotland, unlike other parts of the UK, band 5 Agenda for Change staff members in Scotland will be up to £312 better paid than their counterparts in England and Wales; welcomes that, over and above the pay recommendations, due to Scottish Government action for the lowest paid, entry level NHS support staff in Scotland are paid more than £1,128 more than their counterparts in England; further welcomes that no compulsory redundancies, free nurse student tuition and nurse student bursaries are being retained in Scotland, but is concerned about the impact of their loss on the NHS in other parts of the UK; however, recognises that NHS staff in Scotland have faced real challenges as a result of inflation outpacing uplifts at the top of pay bands; believes that the best...