§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many state sector teachers, still teaching in the classroom, in the United Kingdom earn(a) over £12,000 a year, (b) over £15,000 a year and (c) over £20,000 a year, expressed as a percentage of the total.
§ Mrs. RumboldMy right hon. Friend announced on 1 February that he proposed to implement in full by 1 January 1991 the recommendations contained in the third report of the interim advisory committee on school teachers' pay and conditions. At that point an estimated 87 per cent. of classroom teachers will be on or above point 7 of the new standard national scale and so receiving more than £12,000; some 68 per cent. will be on or above point 10 of the scale and so receiving £15,000 or more. In addition, some 189,000 incentive allowances with values ranging from £925 to £5,500 will be available for classroom teachers in ordinary schools. Some 60 per cent. of heads and deputies, most of whom undertake some teaching duties, will be receiving salaries of more than £20,000.