HC Deb 23 April 2002 vol 384 cc156-7W
Richard Ottaway

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the differential between upper pay scales in further and secondary education in the last three years for which records are available. [50038]

Margaret Hodge

The upper pay scale range for qualified teachers in secondary education over the two years for which we hold comparable details is as follows:

  • 2000: £25,959 to £30,018;
  • 2001: £26,919 to £31,128.

The equivalent pay scale range for lecturers in further education sector colleges, as recommended by employer and employee representative bodies, over the same period is:

  • 2000: £24,039 to £31,771;
  • 2001: £24,928 to 32,947.

Although the scales are broadly comparable, as independent corporations colleges have their own pay policies and the way in which the recommended pay scales are used will vary from college to college.