§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching staff have been employed(a) full-time and (b) part-time in higher education in each of the last five years. [12306]
§ Margaret HodgeThe available data on the number of teaching staff employed in higher education are given in the table.
Academic Staff in UK Higher Education Institutions Full-time Part-time Total 1995–96 111,460 15,120 126,580 1996–97 110,770 16,790 127,570 1997–98 110.480 17,590 128,080 1998–99 112,370 18,760 131,140 1999–2000 113,790 21,960 135,750 Note:
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency's Staff Record
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many unfilled vacancies there were in the higher education sector for all grades of lecturer posts in(a) 1995 and (b) 2000. [12308]
§ Margaret HodgeThis information is not held centrally. Individual universities, as employers, are responsible for monitoring their own vacancies.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what monitoring is carried out by her Department of the payment by higher education institutions of nationally recommended pay awards. [12309]
§ Margaret HodgeThe higher education employers and trades unions will monitor the implementation of the pay awards they have agreed. The Government do not play a part.