HC Deb 27 January 1986 vol 90 cc363-4W
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to be in a position to make a statement about the pay of clinical academic staff.

Mr. Walden

My right hon. Friend will reply as soon as possible to the request for additional funding from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his reply of 29 October, Official Report, column 467, what are the reasons for the delay in reaching a decision regarding the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals' request for extra funding to cover the 1985 pay award for clinical academic staff.

Mr. Walden

The report from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals raises questions of general principle in relation to the Government's public expenditure policies that have to be considered carefully.