§ Mr. HopkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many Jean Monnet chairs are based in UK universities; what the value of the grant funding of these posts is; what the salaries of(a) these chairs and (b) professorships nationally agreed rates are; and how many Jean Monnet chairs there are per capita in each EU member state. [127760]
§ Mr. MilibandBetween 1990 and 2002, 107 Jean Monnet Chairs in UK universities were approved. Chairs are co-financed, with the European Commission providing up to 80 per cent. of the eligible costs and remaining costs paid for by the host universities. Up to 1999, the maximum level of European Commission financing for a Jean Monnet Chair was euro 60,000 for a 3-year period. Between 2000–02 it was euro 30,000.
Salaries of Jean Monnet Chairs vary between universities. As of 1 August 2002, the Professorial minimum in pre-1992 higher education institutions is £.40.841. For institutions which gained university status in 1992, there is no set minimum or maximum salary level.
130WThe following table shows the number of Jean Monnet Chairs in each EU member state between 1990 and 2002 together with the chairs per capita, based on population figures for 2002.
Countries Jean Monnet chairs Chairs per capita Austria 10 0.0000005 Belgium 11 0.000001 Denmark 15 0.0000027 Finland 7 0.0000013 France 68 0.0000011 Germany 60 0.0000007 Greece 28 0.0000026 Ireland 19 0.0000048 Italy 50 0.0000008 Netherlands 25 0.0000015 Portugal 16 0.0000015 Spain 70 0.0000017 Sweden 8 0.0000009 United Kingdom 107 0.0000017 Total 494 —