Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 31 January 2002. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 31 January 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the ratio is between the average earnings of a teacher and the average house price in (a) Surrey, (b) London, (c) Yorkshire and (d) Tyne and Wear (i) three and (ii) 10 years after qualification. - Includes table. (Holding answer 30 January 2002).

Answer: Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the ratio is between the average earnings of a teacher and the average house price in (a) Surrey, (b) London, (c) Yorkshire and (d) Tyne and Wear (i) three and (ii) 10 years after qualification. [31554] Mr. Timms: [holding answer 30 January 2002]: The ratios between earnings and house price, based on the average salaries (provisional) of full-time regular qualified teachers with three and ten years' service, who were in service in the maintained schools sector in England in March 2000, are as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Salary to house price{ 1} ratio Region Qualified in 1996, with three years' Qualified in 1989, with ten years' service service by March 2000 by March 2000 Surrey 1: 8.0 1: 5.8 Greater London 1: 8.6 1: 6.5 Yorkshire 1: 3.0 1: 2.2 Tyne and Wear 1: 3.1 1: 2.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The house prices used are the average prices of semi-detached houses sold from January to March 2000.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 31554; 379 c492W;379 c488-9W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Housing Greater London Pay Prices Tyne and Wear Teachers Yorkshire and the Humber Surrey
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk