HC Deb 09 December 1981 vol 14 cc424-5W
Mr. Whitehead

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the average cost per lecturer of(a) lecturers' salaries,(b) educational support,(c) premises,(d) administration and(e) rent and rates for.(i) laboratory workshop-based courses, and (ii) classroom-based courses in universities in 1979–80.

Sir Keith Joseph

The average unit cost per lecturer in universities in 1979–80 at outturn prices was as follows:

(a) (b)
Laboratoryl workshop based subjects (excluding medicine) Classroom based subjects
£ £
(a)Lecturers' salaries 12,572 11,532
(b) Educational support 7,324 1,939
(c) Premises 6,092 3,648
(d) Administration 7,361 7,361
(e) Rent and Rates 1,278 1,278

These costs cover both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.