§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the average level of professorial pay in the university sector currently; and what it was in 1980. [8941]
§ Mr. ForthAccording to the new earnings survey, the average level of gross weekly earnings of full-time male "university and polytechnic teaching professionals" in April 1996 was £577. The average level of gross weekly pay for the closest comparator group—full-time male university academics—in 1980 was £250. This is the equivalent of £474 at 1996 prices.