§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the ratio is between the average earnings of a secondary school head and the average house price in(a) Surrey, (b) London, (c) Yorkshire and (d) Tyne and Wear. [31500]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 30 January 2002]: The ratios between earnings and house prices based on the average salaries (provisional) of full-time secondary head teachers in the maintained schools sector in England in March 2000, are as follows:
Region Salary to house price1 ratio Surrey 1:3.1 Greater London 1:3.6 Yorkshire 1:1.2 Tyne and Wear 1:1.2 1 The house prices used are the average prices of semi-detached houses sold from January to March 2000.
§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the ratio is between the average earnings of a primary school head and the average house price in(a) Surrey, (b) London, (c) Yorkshire and (d) Tyne and Wear. [31553]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 30 January 2002]: The ratios between earnings and house prices based on the average salaries (provisional) of full-time primary head teachers in the maintained schools sector in England in March 2000, are as follows:
Region Salary to house price1 ratio Surrey 1:4.3 Greater London 1:4.8 Yorkshire 1:1.7 Tyne and Wear 1:1.7 1 The house prices used are the average prices of semi-detached houses sold from January to March 2000.
§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the ratio is between the average earnings of a teacher and the average house price in(a) Surrey, (b) London, (c) Yorkshire and (d) Tyne and Wear (i) three and (ii) 10 years after qualification. [31554]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 30 January 2002]: The ratios between earnings and house price, based on the average salaries (provisional) of full-time regular qualified teachers with three and ten years' service, who were in service in the maintained schools sector in England in March 2000, are as follows.
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Salary to house price1 ratio Region Qualified in 1996, with three years' service by March 2000 Qualified in 1989, with ten years' service by March 2000 Surrey 1:8.0 1:5.8 Greater London 1:8.6 1:6.5 Yorkshire 1:3.0 1:2.2 Tyne and Wear 1:3.1 1:2.3 1The house prices used are the average prices of semi-detached houses sold from January to March 2000.
§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average earnings of a teacher are in(a) Surrey and (b) London. [31557]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 30 January 2002]: The average earnings (provisional) of full-time regular qualified teachers in the maintained schools sector in Surrey and London in March 2000 (latest available) were as follows.
£ Surrey 24,700 Greater London 27,300