Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average salary of a teacher in (a) Blackpool, (b) Lancashire and (c) England was in the latest year for which information is available. (319535)

The following table shows the average salary of regular qualified teachers in service in local authority maintained schools in Blackpool and Lancashire local authorities and England, March 2008 the latest information available.

*Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units, January 2008*¹ *Coverage: Blackpool and Lancashire local authorities and England*
	Average salary (£)
Blackpool	35,100
Lancashire	35,800
England	35,900
¹ Provisional. Source: Database of Teacher Records Figures are rounded to the nearest £100.

Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 2 March 2010