§ Ms. JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement on his policy on salary settlements for academic and related staff(a) in the past three years and (b) in the light of the autumn statement.
§ Mr. FormanOver the past three years the Government have looked to employers in higher education to settle the pay of academic and related staff. The Government have however influenced pay and conditions of service as necessary in the wider public interest through the level of funding provided for the higher education funding 235W councils—for example, to support the introduction of performance-related pay. Under the policy of pay restraint in the public sector introduced in the autumn statement, the employers will still be responsible for resolving pay for academic and related staff, but will have to ensure that no more than 1.5 per cent. is added to their pay bill.