Written question asked by Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2000. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Monday, 18 December 2000 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what the proposed salary scale is for Connexions personal advisors; and whether the scale is linked to the pay of teachers.

Answer: Mr. Boswell: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the proposed salary scale is for Connexions personal advisers; and whether the scale is linked to the pay of teachers. [142814] Mr. Wicks: Connexions Personal Advisers will be employed directly by Connexions Partnerships; be seconded to partnerships from a range of organisations; or be employed by organisations sub-contracted to deliver Personal Adviser services. We are also working with Partnerships to broaden the pool of people from which Personal Advisers will be recruited. It would not, therefore, be appropriate to impose national salary scales, and there will not be a direct link to the pay of teachers. We have, however, been working with Connexions Pilots on how best to harmonise terms and conditions, and I will shortly be issuing guidance on setting salary scales to Connexions Partnerships.

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