Higher Education Staff (Hansard, 11 December 2001)

§ Alistair Burt
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of higher education lecturing staff are on non-permanent contracts. [21269]

§ Margaret Hodge
The latest available information is shown in the following table.
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§ Alistair Burt
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average turnover has been of teaching staff in higher education institutions in each year since 1997. [21271]

Turnover of full-time and part-time academic lecturing staff in UK HR institutions

Academic year Average

1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 1997–2000

Total staff² 90,250 92,170 94,360 92,260

Inflow³ 7,940 8,670 8,510 8,370

Outflow³ 7,140 7,120 7,060 7,110

Total turnover⁴ 15,080 15,790 15,570 15,480

Turnover as percentage of total staff 16.7 17.1 16.5 16.8

¹ Includes staff whose primary employment function is teaching or teaching/research. Staff whose primary employment function is research are not included

² As at 31 July

³ Includes entrants from, and leavers to, other (non HE) educational institutions, the public and private sectors, and overseas. Staff who move between other HE institutions in the UK are not included

⁴ Total of inflow and outflow

Turnover of full-time and part-time academic lecturing staff in UK HR institutions
	Academic year	Average
	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	1997–2000
Total staff²	90,250	92,170	94,360	92,260
Inflow³	7,940	8,670	8,510	8,370
Outflow³	7,140	7,120	7,060	7,110
Total turnover⁴	15,080	15,790	15,570	15,480
Turnover as percentage of total staff	16.7	17.1	16.5	16.8
¹ Includes staff whose primary employment function is teaching or teaching/research. Staff whose primary employment function is research are not included
² As at 31 July
³ Includes entrants from, and leavers to, other (non HE) educational institutions, the public and private sectors, and overseas. Staff who move between other HE institutions in the UK are not included
⁴ Total of inflow and outflow