HC Deb 09 February 1994 vol 237 cc264-5W
Mr. Boyes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many(a) undergraduates, (b) postgraduates, (c) teaching staff and (d) professors there are at each university in the United Kingdom; and what are the salary scales at each institution for (i) professors, (ii) readers, (iii) senior lecturers and (iv) lecturers.

Mr. Boswell

Information on the number of students and staff at former UFC funded United Kingdom universities is published by the Universities' Statistical Record in "University Statistics: Volume 1 Students and Staff'. Student data for the universities formerly funded by PCFC are contained in "Statistics of Education, Further Education, Higher Education in polytechnics and colleges 1991–92" published by DFE. Staff information is published in "The Academic Staff of Polytechnics and Colleges: 1991". Copies of these publications are in the House Library. The nationally agreed pay scale bands for academic and research staff in the former UFC and PCFC sectors are as follows:

Former UFC Universities: Pay bands as at 1 April 1993
£
Lecturers A 12,828–18,855
Lecturers B 19,642–25,107
Senior Lecturers 26,359–32,202
Professors Minimum 30,398
Research Grade 1B 12,828–15,186
Research Grade 1A 12,828–20,442
Research Grade II 18,855–25,107
Research Grade III 23,782–32,202

All Former PCFC Funded HE Institutions: Pay band as at 1 September 1993
£
Lecturer 11,067–20,745
Senior Lecturer 19,362–25,584
Principal Lecturer 24,198–30,426
Researcher A 8,988–12,444
Researcher B 13,140–20,052
Head of Department Minimum 26,304