§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his policy on parity of salaries between clinical academic staff and their NHS counterparts.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthIt is for the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals, as the representatives of university employers, to settle the pay levels of clinical and other academic staff within the aggregate resources available. The Government take account of relative pay and price costs and other relevant factors in determining aggregate public funding for the universities.