Lecturers (Hansard, 25 November 1996)

§ Mr. Jim Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many part-time lecturers were employed in the higher education sector12W (a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands in each year since 1992; and what was the percentage change on the previous year. [4966]

§ Mr. Forth
The available information is as follows:

Part-time academic staff¹ numbers in the higher education sector

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95

England

Part-time staff 5,864 6,622 10,239

Per cent. increase over previous year 5.6 12.9 ²n/a

West Midlands

Part-time staff 476 503 718

Per cent. increase over previous year 11.7 5.7 ²n/a

¹ Includes those engaged on research only.

² Not available. Because of differences in the coverage of the survey used to collect the 1994–95 figures, they cannot be directly compared with the figures for earlier years.

§ Mr. Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time lecturers were employed in the higher education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands in 1979. [4968]

§ Mr. Forth
The available information is as follows:

Academic staff¹ in former UFC-funded universities only² academic year 1979–80

Full-time Part-time

England 33,239 1,166

West Midlands 3,094 n/a

¹ Includes those engaged on research only.

² Information on academic staff in rest of the HE sector for 1979–80 is not held centrally.

n/a = not available.

§ Mr. Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) how many(a) full-time and (b) part-time lecturers were employed in the further education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands in 1979; [4963]
(2) how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time lecturers were employed in the further education sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the west midlands in each year since 1992; and what was the percentage change on the previous year. [4967]

§ Mr. Paice
Comprehensive information on the number of full and part-time further education lecturers is not available. The total full-time equivalents of these lecturers in England in the years specified are shown in the following table although, as explained in the footnotes, the figures are not on the same basis for all years. Information is not available separately for the west midlands.
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Full-time equivalent lecturers (thousands)

Academic year in LEA maintained FE colleges, excluding sixth-form colleges and colleges of HE¹ providing FE in FE or HE institutions, including sixth-forms colleges percentage changes from previous year²

1979–80 66.0 — —

1992–93 65.6 67.7 -2

1993–94 — 67.8 0

1994–95 — 69.2 +2

Notes:

¹ Colleges of HE were LEA maintained prior to 1988, but not subsequently. The 1979–80 figure in this column therefore includes lecturers in colleges of HE, but the 1992–93 figure does not, so the two are not directly comparable.

² The percentage change in 1992–93 is calculated from the information in the first column, for which the 1991–92 figure—not shown—is 66.9 thousand. The percentage changes in 1993–94 and 1994–95 are calculated from the information in the second column.

§ Mr. Cunningham
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many full-time lecturers have been employed in the higher education sector(a) nationally and (b) in the west midlands in each year since 1992; and what was each figure as a percentage change on the previous year. [4901]

§ Mr. Forth
The available information is as follows:

Full-time academic staff¹ numbers in the higher education sector

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95

England:

Full-time staff 66,289 68,862 83,445

Percentage increase over previous year 3.6 3.9 ²

West Midlands:

Full-time staff 5,799 6,001 6,710

Percentage increase over previous year 2.4 3.5 ²

¹ Includes those engaged on research only.

² Not applicable. Because of differences in the coverage of the survey used to collect the 1994–95 figures they cannot be directly compared to the figures for earlier years.

Part-time academic staff¹ numbers in the higher education sector
	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95
England
Part-time staff	5,864	6,622	10,239
Per cent. increase over previous year	5.6	12.9	²n/a
West Midlands
Part-time staff	476	503	718
Per cent. increase over previous year	11.7	5.7	²n/a
¹ Includes those engaged on research only.
² Not available. Because of differences in the coverage of the survey used to collect the 1994–95 figures, they cannot be directly compared with the figures for earlier years.

Academic staff¹ in former UFC-funded universities only² academic year 1979–80
	Full-time	Part-time
England	33,239	1,166
West Midlands	3,094	n/a
¹ Includes those engaged on research only.
² Information on academic staff in rest of the HE sector for 1979–80 is not held centrally.
n/a = not available.

	Full-time equivalent lecturers (thousands)
Academic year	in LEA maintained FE colleges, excluding sixth-form colleges and colleges of HE¹	providing FE in FE or HE institutions, including sixth-forms colleges	percentage changes from previous year²
1979–80	66.0	—	—
1992–93	65.6	67.7	-2
1993–94	—	67.8	0
1994–95	—	69.2	+2
Notes:
¹ Colleges of HE were LEA maintained prior to 1988, but not subsequently. The 1979–80 figure in this column therefore includes lecturers in colleges of HE, but the 1992–93 figure does not, so the two are not directly comparable.
² The percentage change in 1992–93 is calculated from the information in the first column, for which the 1991–92 figure—not shown—is 66.9 thousand. The percentage changes in 1993–94 and 1994–95 are calculated from the information in the second column.

Full-time academic staff¹ numbers in the higher education sector
	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95
England:
Full-time staff	66,289	68,862	83,445
Percentage increase over previous year	3.6	3.9	²
West Midlands:
Full-time staff	5,799	6,001	6,710
Percentage increase over previous year	2.4	3.5	²
¹ Includes those engaged on research only.
² Not applicable. Because of differences in the coverage of the survey used to collect the 1994–95 figures they cannot be directly compared to the figures for earlier years.