HC Deb 07 May 2002 vol 385 cc87-8W
Ross Cranston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average annual increase in teachers' salaries has been in each of the last 10 years. [53347]

Mr. Timms

Annual increases in teachers' salaries to March of each of the years shown are as follows.

Increases
1993 7.5
1994 0.2
1995 2.5
1996 2.4
1997 2.3
1998 2.8
1999 3.8
2000 3.9
2001 9.8
2002 5.4
These figures reflect the effects of annual pay awards in April each year; of incremental drift caused by progression up pay scales and the recruitment of newly qualified teachers to replace teachers who retire; and of performance-related pay progression. The increases in the years to March 2000 are actual increases; those for 2001 and 2002 are estimates. Occasional and unqualified teachers are not included.