§ 102. Mr. Willeyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science 92W whether he will make a further statement on the negotiations regarding the claim by teachers for salary increases.
§ Mr. Edward ShortI refer my right hon. Friend to my statement on 2nd December in reply to the private notice Question of the hon. Member for Finchley (Mrs. Thatcher).—[Vol. 792, c. 1301–4.]
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the present salary scale for teachers with a university degree.
§ Miss LestorThe 14-point scale for untrained graduate school teachers runs from £965 to £1,705 and that for untrained good honours graduates from £1,090 to £1,830. Graduates who have also undertaken a one-year course of professional training receive an additional allowance of £50. There are separate 93W scales for teachers in establishments of further education, farm institutes, and colleges of education. These are set out in the salaries documents published by H.M.S.O., copies of which are available in the Library.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what is the total cost of teachers' salaries; and what proportion this represents of total expenditure on education.
§ Mr. Laneasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated expenditure on salaries of teachers in schools, in establishments for further education, in colleges of education and in universities, respectively, in Great Britain in 1969–70; and what proportion of the total expenditure on education is represented by teachers' salaries.
§ Mr. Edward ShortThe information is as follows:
January, 1964 January, 1969 Lancashire Manchester Lancashire Manchester Numbers of full-time pupils 349,076 108,680 403,595 102,313 Numbers of full-time teachers (or equivalent) 14,299 4,337 16,821 4,383
§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many nursery schools and nursery classes have been approved in Lancashire, Cheshire and each of the country boroughs in those counties as a result of the Gov-
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Local Education Authority Number of Nursery Classes Full-time Places Provided Estimated Capital Cost (£)* Under 1968–70 School Building Programme for Educational Priority Areas: Bolton … 2 60 15,525† Burnley … 1 30 7,762† Liverpool … 8 240 62,100† Manchester … 4 120 31,050† Under Phase I of the Urban Programme: Bootle … 1 30 10,675 Liverpool … 12 290 86,827 Manchester … 15 450 90,410 Under Phase II of the Urban Programme: Blackburn … 5 130 40,400 Burnley … 2 (nursery school) 40 17,980 Lancashire … 14 240 64,872 Liverpool … 7‡ 210 16,443 Manchester … 3 90 17,085 Rochdale … 1 30 9,099 Salford … 7 196 47,524 Stockport … 2 (nursery school) 40 21,744 Wigan … 4(including 3-class nursery school) 100 2,350 * Some nursery classes under the Urban Programme are provided in new buildings, others by adaptation of existing premises: hence the wide variations in cost. † These classes are provided as part of complete school replacements. The figures reflect only basic costs estimated for the nursery classes, and exclude abnormal cost items. ‡ An additional nursery class for 30 full-time places has been approved as part of a community-centre. It is not possible to separate the costs.
Estimated expenditure on teachers' salaries in Great Britain (Financial Year 1969–70) £ millions Schools 672 Further Education Establishments 136 Colleges of Education 24 Universities 78 Total 915 The total represents about 40 per cent. of an estimated total public expenditure of £2,300 millions on education in Great Britain in 1969–70, including expenditure on local libraries and museums. None of the figures takes account of salary increases operative since 1st April this year.