§ Sir William SheltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of teachers in(a) higher education and (h) postgraduate studies in each year since 1979; and what has been their average real earnings in each such year.
Mr. JacksonData are not readily available in the form requested. However, the following may be helpful. The number of teachers in(a) universities and (b) polytechnics, and average salaries for each group are shown in the following tables.
Table A Universities Year Number of Lecturers Average Salary £ Real Terms 1979 18,585 8,458 100.0 1980 18,757 9,979 96.9 1981 18,409 11,187 97.0 1982 17,406 11,936 94.6 1983 17,200 12,543 95.5 1984 16,504 13,342 96.6 198S 16,970 13.964 94.6 1986 16,959 14,242 93.6 1987 16,479 16,592 104.6 Note
1. These figures relate to lecturers' salaries and exclude other staff including professors, readers and senior lecturers for whom data are not readily available. Information on total earnings is not collected.
2. The figures relate to full-time, non-clinical academic staff at universities in Great Britain.
3. The Real Terms column is indexed using the Retail Prices Index as at April, with 1979 taken as 100.
Table B Polytechnics Number of Staff Average Salary Real Terms 1979 16,854 7,462 100.0 1980 17,042 9,016 92.2 1981 16,824 11,399 112.0 1982 16,250 12,359 111.0 1983 15,883 13,152 113.5 1984 15,642 13,842 113.6 1985 15,490 14,481 111.2 1986 15,548 15,453 115.1 1987 15,299 16,291 116.4 Note
1. The figures for polytechnics relate to all grades up to and including Principals and to England and Wales only.
2. The Real Terms column is indexed as for universities.