Teaching Staff (Higher Education)

HC Deb 29 October 1985 vol 84 cc391-2W

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teaching staff were employed in public sector higher education in Northern Ireland for each year since 1979.

Mr. Scott

The following figures, which relate to academic years, are approximate.

	Full-time	Part-time
1978–79	702	164
1979–80	712	142
1980–81	719	147

	Full-time	Part-time
1981–82	723	135
1982–83	721	176
1983–84	712	175
1984–85	142	65

Note:

The Ulster polytechnic merged with New University of Ulster to form the University of Ulster on 1 October 1984. Academic staff of the two Northern Ireland universities are excluded.