§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what recommendations his Department has submitted to the Independent Review of Higher Education Pay and Conditions. [55742]
§ Mr. MudieThe Department submitted evidence jointly with other interested Departments to the Committee on 30 June. This offered general principles covering the need for pay settlements to be affordable by higher education institutions as employers and for pay levels and structures to recognise the importance of improving the quality of teaching in higher education.
§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will assess the advantages of establishing an independent pay review body for members of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. [55743]
§ Mr. MudieThe arguments for and against setting up a standing pay review body for academic staff were considered by the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education. In the light of its report, the future framework for determining pay and conditions of service for all staff in higher education is currently under consideration by the Independent Review of Higher Education Pay and Conditions, which will no doubt take into account the implications of the establishment by the sector of the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.