[holding answer 2 February 2007]: The average annual pay for full time FE lecturers since 1996 was as follows:
£ 1996 23,240 1997 23,720 1998 24,160 1999 24,940 2000 25,660 2001 26,360 2002 27,560 2003 28,550 2004 29,570 2005 30,590 Source: DFES database of teacher records. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10.
[holding answer 2 February 2007]: The average annual recommended pay rises for teachers in FE colleges for each of the last 10 years were as follows:
Percentage 1997 2.5 1998 2.7 1999 3.0 2000 3.3 2001 3.7 2002 3.5 2003 10.5 2004 3.0 2005 2.5 2006 2.5 1 From April 2003 and 3.0 from August 2003