§ Sir B. Jannerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will give the latest available figures by grades of the total staff in British universities for the present academic year 1962–63;
(2) if he will give by grades the number of staff in British universities for the academic year 1961–62.
§ Mr. BarberThe latest available figures by grades of the number of fulltime staff employed in teaching departments of British universities for the academic year 1961–62 and the autumn term of 1962–63, are as follows:
Autumn — 1961–62 1962–63 Professors 1,708 1,737 Readers and Independent Lecturers 964 1,026 Senior Lecturers 1,602 1,744 Lecturers 6,021 6,332 Assistant Lecturers and Demonstrators 1,548 1,608 Others 1,261 1,377 TOTAL 13,104 13,824 These figures exclude staff below the rank of Reader and Independent Lecturer at Oxford and Cambridge.