§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action she is taking in conjunction with higher education institutions to improve the recruitment and retention of lecturers. [3186]
§ Margaret HodgeThe recruitment and retention of staff is a matter for higher education institutions. However, the Government are providing £50 million in 2001–02, rising to £110 million in 2002–03 and £170 million in 2003–04, to support increases in academic and non-academic pay. This will give higher education employers more flexibility to address recruitment and retention difficulties and modernise their reward systems.
§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what arrangements will be put in place for maintaining the value of the teaching pay initiative to further education lecturers after its expiry. [3191]
§ Margaret HodgeThis is a matter for future spending reviews. We have no plans to suspend the teaching pay initiative after 2003–04.
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§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average starting pay for college lecturers was in each of the last 10 years. [2991]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 9 July 2001]: Figures available are derived from the FE lecturer pension scheme. The last available figures are for 1999. Details have been given for the period 1991–99.
Average starting salary of full-time FE lecturers 1991–99, England and Wales Year £ 1999 17,996 1998 17,440 1997 16,959 1996 16,898 1995 16,482 19941 15,985 19942 16,213 1993 16,579 1992 15,692 1991 14,994 1 Including sixth-form colleges. 2 Excluding sixth-form colleges. Note:
Sixth-form colleges excluded before 1993 because they were not part of the FE sector. Included as part of the FE sector from 1994 onwards.