§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the Houghton principle of parity of salaries for all lecturers teaching to degree level;
(2) if he is satisfied that the salary negotiating arrangements for further and higher education lecturers are adequate to attract sufficient numbers and quality of lecturers into that field;
(3) if he will introduce measures to ensure that all lecturers teaching to degree level are placed on identical salary scales.
§ Mr. BrookeThe pay of lecturers in universities and in public sector institutions of further and higher education are at present determined under separate arrangements. My right hon. Friend has no plans to change that position. He considers that negotiators should attach importance to questions of recruitment, retention and motivation and to the ability of employers to fund pay settlements. He is not aware of any general current difficulty in recruiting lecturers.