HC Deb 09 July 2003 vol 408 cc856-7W
Mr. Peter Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) academics and (b) other staff were employed by (i) the Queens University of Belfast and (ii) the University of Ulster, broken down by gender, within the salary bands (A) less than £20,000, (B) £20,000 to £29,999, (C) £30,000 to £39,999, (D) £40,000 to £49,999, (E) £50,000 to £59,999, (F) £60,000 and above in the last five financial years. [123797]

Jane Kennedy

Information on academic and academic related staff employed at Queen's University, Belfast and the University of Ulster is collected and provided to the Department for Employment and Learning by the Higher Education Statistical Agency (HESA). Information on non-academic staff is not available within the Department. Information on salary bands is provided by HESA in a format which relates to academic years.

The following tables provide salary information of academic and academic related staff employed over the last five academic years.

Salary of academic staff employed at Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster by gender 1997–98 to 2001–02
1997–98 Salary (£) Queen's University of Belfast University of Ulster
Female Male Total Female Male Total
20.000 or under 178 298 476 155 174 329
20,001 to 30,000 198 358 556 147 260 407
30,001 to 40,000 42 248 290 60 379 439
40,001 to 50,000 7 43 50 1— 46 2—
50,001 and above 16 84 100 0 1— 1—
1998–99 Queen's University of Belfast University of Ulster
Salary (£) Female Male Total Female Male Total
20.000 or under 160 277 437 164 153 317
20,001 to 30,000 211 349 560 166 271 437
30,001 to 40,000 51 255 306 69 364 433
40,001 to 50,000 8 51 59 5 64 69
50,001 and above 15 80 95 0 1— 1—
1999–2000 Queen's University of Belfast University of Ulster
Salary (£) Female Male Total Female Male Total
20.000 or under 159 255 414 174 134 308
20,001 to 30,000 147 249 396 155 166 321
30,001 to 40,000 157 385 542 123 469 592
40,001 to 50,000 15 86 101 17 97 114
50,001 and above 15 90 105 1— 8 2—
2000–01 Queen's University of Belfast University of Ulster
Salary (£) Female Male Total Female Male Total
20.000 or under 156 188 344 152 106 258
20,001 to 30,000 174 295 469 181 176 357
30,001 to 40,000 174 378 552 136 421 557
40,001 to 50,000 19 102 121 23 162 185
50,001 and above 16 106 122 5 20 25
2001–02 Queen's University of Belfast University of Ulster
Salary (£) Female Male Total Female Male Total
20.000 or under 153 158 311 111 72 183
20,001 to 30,000 199 317 516 214 200 414
30,001 to 40,000 166 355 521 146 394 540
40,001 to 50,000 23 95 118 42 183 225
50,001 and above 21 140 161 6 34 40
1 indicates that figures of less than five have been suppressed under the Department's policy concerning the release of information which could lead to the identification of an individual.
2 indicates that these figures have been suppressed to protect the identification of those above staff

Source:

HESA