§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the current salaries of the principals of the institutions of further and higher education in Scotland. [76241]
§ Mrs. LiddellIt is for individual Boards of Management of incorporated further education (FE) colleges to determine the remuneration of college Principals. Information on their current salaries will not be available centrally until colleges 1998–99 annual accounts are submitted next year. The remuneration 777W (including benefits-in-kind, taxable expense allowances and bonuses) of Principals for 1997–98, as shown in the colleges 1997–98 accounts, is as follows:
£000 College Salary excluding pension contribution 1997–98 Aberdeen College 79 Angus College 51 Anniesland College 51 Ayr College 70 Banff and Buchan College of Further Education 57 The Barony College 47 Bell College of Technology 60 Borders College 53 Cardonald College 74 Central College of Commerce 60 Clackmannan College of Further Education 50 Clydebank College 57 Coatbridge College 52 Cumbernauld College 52 Dumfries and Galloway College 59 Dundee College 68 Elmwood College 56 Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education 68 Fife College 62 Glasgow College of Building and Printing 68 Glasgow College of Food Technology 50 Glasgow College of Nautical Studies 56 Glenrothes College 62 Inverness College 49 James Watt College of Further and Higher Education 75 Jewel and Esk Valley College 61 John Wheatley College 48 Kilmarnock College 64 Langside College 67 Lauder College 57 Lews Castle College 48 Moray College 165 Motherwell College 59 North Glasgow College 63 Oatridge Agricultural College 47 Perth College 66 Reid Kerr College 60 South Lanarkshire College2 53 Stevenson College 62 Stow College 71 Edinburgh's Telford College 63 Thurso College 54 West Lothian College 51 1 Moray College has not yet submitted approved Annual Accounts for 1997–98 to the Department. The figure shown is the salary for 1996–97. 2 Formerly called Cambuslang College. The Department does not collect information about the salaries of Principals of higher education institutions in Scotland nor of FE institutions other than incorporated FE colleges. These are autonomous bodies responsible for the pay and conditions of their staff.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.