HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 145 c192W
Mr. Ian Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what discretion is allowed to individual universities in determining academic salary scales.

Mr. Jackson

Acceptance of the salary scales for academic and related staff notified by the UGC to universities is voluntary. The salary structure for non-clinical academic and related staff provide flexibility to reward merit and special responsibilities and to counter problems of recruitment and retention. The salaries of clinical academic staff are broadly comparable with NHS doctors and dentists.