HC Deb 30 April 2002 vol 384 c638W
Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent on salaries in schools in England in 2001–02. [52514]

Mr. Timms

The total teachers' pay bill for the financial year 2001–02 was £13,585 million and covered 421,300 qualified and unqualified full-time equivalent teachers in maintained schools in England. My Department does not record the cost of salaries of non-teaching staff in schools.

Mr. Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average annual salary is for(a) a newly qualified teacher in mainstream secondary schools in England and (b) a newly qualified lecturer in colleges and further education in England. [52586]

Mr. Timms

In the financial year 2001–02 the average pay of newly qualified teachers in maintained secondary schools in England and Wales was estimated to be £17,480.

The Department does not collect data on average pay of new entrants to lecturing in Further Education colleges in England and Wales.