§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teaching staff were employed in higher education in May 1979 and for each year since.
§ Mr. BrookeEstimates for public sector institutions in England and figures for universities in Great Britain are as follows. Public sector higher education in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is the responsibility, respectively, of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, for Wales and for Northern Ireland.
Teaching staff employed in higher education Thousands Academic year Public sector institutions* (England) Universities (Great Britain)‡ Full-time plus full-time† equivalent of part-time Full-time Part-time (numbers) 1978–79 31.0 32.4 6.5 1979–80 31.0 32.9 6.1 1980–81 30.5 33.0 5.9 1981–82 30.0 32.5 5.9 1982–83 29.0 30.5 ║6.1 * Including voluntary and direct-grant institutions. † All figures are estimated and have been rounded to nearest 0.5 thousand. ‡ Including Open University. ║ Estimated.