HC Deb 19 January 1988 vol 125 c619W
20. Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will meet the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals to discuss recruitment and promotion prospects for women within British universities.

33. Mr. Home Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will consider meeting the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals to discuss the problems of women academic staff who are employed on short-term and temporary contracts.

Mr. Jackson

No. Universities are autonomous institutions. Matters relating to the employment of women academic staff are, within the law, entirely for them.