§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what representations he has received regarding disparities in salary levels between lecturers in the further education sector and teachers in the school sector. [75643]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe Department has received a number of letters about salaries of lecturers in sixth form colleges as compared with those of teachers in state schools. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State recently had a constructive meeting on a wide range of issues with the National Joint Council for Staff in Sixth Form Colleges.