HC Deb 14 February 1985 vol 73 cc221-2W
Mr. Greenway

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average salary of lecturers at Oxford university; and what information he has about the average college stipend received by such lecturers.

Mr. Brooke

The average annual salary of non-clinical academic staff, paid wholly from general university funds, at Oxford university in the academic year 1983–84 was £11,800; my right hon. Friend has no information on the average college stipend received by such staff.

Mr. Greenway

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether the private endowments to the colleges and the university are taken into account in the calculation of grant from his Department for Oxford university.

Mr. Brooke

The University Grants Committee and the Government both wish to encourage universities to increase their income from private sources. Universities that attract additional income whether by endowment or otherwise do not thereby suffer a reduction in grant. Endowment income has not been a factor in determining the distribution of recurrent grant to individual institutions since the quinquennial system was abandoned, except to the extent that such income is already implicitly taken into account in the historic baseline.

Mr. Greenway

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many lecturers are currently employed at Oxford university.

Mr. Brooke

In 1983–84 the latest year for which figures are available, there were 1,318 full-time academic staff at Oxford university paid wholly from general university funds. In addition there were 732 full-time academic staff who were not wholly university financed and 93 part-time academic staff.

Mr. Greenway

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many undergraduates are currently attending Oxford university.

Mr. Brooke

In 1983–84 the latest year for which figures are available, there were 9,350 full-time and 104 part-time undergraduates at Oxford university.