§ Mr. RedwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when was the last independent review of university lecturers' pay; what it recommended; and to what extent its findings have been implemented.
Mr. JacksonSince 1970 the pay of university lecturers has been settled by negotiations between employers and employees under an independent chairman. The last such settlement was in 1987: it provided for pay rises of 16.6 per cent. with effect from 1 December 1986 and a further 7.4 per cent. with effect from I March 1988. Those increases have been implemented.