§ Jeremy CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average salary of further education lecturers on permanent contract was, and what the average hourly rate of pay to sessional staff was, in each of the past five years. [84121]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 2 December 2002]: The Department does not collect pay information disaggregated by the contract status of further education (FE) lecturers or about the average hourly rate of sessional staff. Figures for the average salary of full-time lecturers over the last five years for which we have published information are given in the table.
725W
(£) March 1996 March 1997 March 1998 March 1999 March 2000 23,240 23,720 24,160 24,940 25,760
§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether there is a guaranteed minimum wage level for lecturers of further education or higher education courses; and what proportions of lecturers are employed on the bottom of the pay scale. [84293]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 2 December 2002]: Individual FE colleges and HE institutions determine, within the context of current employment legislation, their own pay rates according to local needs and priorities.
The Association of Colleges, the Sixth Form Colleges' Employers' Forum and the Universities' and Colleges' Employers' Association publish recommended pay awards and pay scales for further and higher education lecturers following annual negotiations with their representative trade union bodies.
The Department does not collect information about the proportion of lecturers in FE or HE who are employed on the bottom of the pay scales.