§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the incidence and nature of promotions of academic staff in universities in the last year for which data are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldenThe latest information available is of the numbers of full-time, wholly university financed, non-clinical academic staff at universities in Great Britain, who moved to higher grade posts in 1983, as follows:
Post at 31 December 1983 Post at 31 December 1982 Lecturer or assistant lecturer Senior lecturer or reader Professor Senior lecturer or reader — — 164 Lecturer or assistant lecturer — 520 9 Other 103 — — The number and timing of promotions and questions concerning academic career structures generally are matters for the universities.