§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state the average salary of vice-chancellors in United Kingdom universities, together with the average percentage increase in their salaries, for each year since 1980, as recorded for all institutions which supply a return in box 1 of the university statistical record annual return.
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§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe information requested is not available to the Department. It is for each university to set the salary of its vice-chancellor.
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the number of professors in United Kingdom universities with salaries in each £1,000 band from £27,000 upwards.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthInformation in the form requested is not readily available. However, the table sets out details of professorial salaries in broad salary bands. The data relate to universities in the United Kingdom at December 1989.
Professorial Salary Bands £ Number 26,250–27,819 537 27,820–28,704 479 28,705–29,609 452 29,610–30,549 554 30,550–31,549 430 31,550–32,589 311 32,590–33,654 220 33,655–34,669 123 In addition, 184 university professors receive salaries over £34,670 pa.
All figures apply to non-clinical academic professors who are wholly university funded.
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list(a) the numbers of men and women who have received awards from the 1 per cent. of academic and related pay set aside for allocation on merit or market criteria since 1 April 1989, (b) the proportions which the above represent of all men and women academic staff and (c) the proportions of the 1 per cent. funds that have been received by men and women since 1 April 1989.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe information is not available in the form requested. Information supplied by the UFC in June 1990 indicates that, at that time, it was intended that about 6,000 academics would receive payments from the 1 per cent. of the pay bill set aside to reward individual merit and to help counter staffing difficulties. This figure excludes returns from two universities for which data were not then available. The actual number to benefit from the scheme will be known later; the UFC has been asked to supply us with full details of the implementation of the schemes by 31 December 1990. The figure of 6,000 represents approximately 20 per cent. of all wholly university-funded full-time and part-time academic staff*.
*Based on USR statistics, 1988–89.