§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what projections have been made of demand for lecturers for each of the next five years in(a) universities, (b) polytechnics and (c) colleges of further education.
Mr. JacksonThere is no central projection of lecturer numbers in either universities or polytechnics: these are determined by the aggregate decisions of institutions within the resources at their disposal. The public expenditure White Paper (Cm. 612) projects lecturer numbers in further education in 1989–90 at 58,700, implying a staff:student ratio of 9.4:1. This is consistent with progress towards implementing the recommendation of the joint government and local authority association study of efficiency in FE, published in the report "Managing Colleges efficiently", that by 1991–92 the national staff:student ratio for FE should be over 10 per cent. tighter than it was in 1985–86. Cm. 612 does not contain any projection of FE lecturer numbers beyond 1989–90.
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what specific proposals there are in view of the long-term commitment to double participation in higher education, to(a) recruit more lecturers and (b) increase in real terms the resources allocated to higher education.
Mr. JacksonThe desirability of substantially widening access to higher education raises fundamental questions about its future pattern, planning and funding. These are750W now properly the subject of wide-ranging debate which has yet to mature. The Government will continue to review the public funding of higher education annually in the light of developing policies. Institutions will similarly review their staffing and other arrangements.
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what monitoring has been undertaken of the numbers of lecturers in the following disciplines in further and higher education, who are leaving the United Kingdom to take up positions abroad, in(a) medicine and dentistry, (b) engineering and technology, (c) veterinary science, (d) mathematical science, (e) physics, (f) chemistry, (g) biology, (h) social sciences, (i) economics, (j) business studies, (k) accountancy, (l) law, (m) languages and literature and (n) arts; what numbers are recorded as having left in each of those disciplines for each of the last 10 years; and how many lecturers are under the age of 30 years in each of those disciplines.
Mr. JacksonThe available information, for universities only, is as follows:
Non-clinical Clinical Total 1980 183 37 220 1981 154 29 183 1982 166 26 192 1983 100 36 136 1984 111 17 128 1985 100 18 118 1986 140 20 160 1987 129 16 145
Non-clinical lecturers aged under 30 by departmental cost-centre at universities in Great Britain 1987–88 Education 7 Medicine, dentistry an health 101 Engineering and technology 231 Agriculture, forestry and veterinary science 48 Biological, mathematical and physical science 377 Administrative, business and social studies 325 Architecture and planning 5 Language, literature and area studies 88 Other arts 62 Libraries, museums etc. 3 Total 1,247