§ MR. BUTCHER (Cambridge University)To ask the President of the Board of Education whether his attention has been directed to the hardship inflicted on the registrar, the chief clerk, and the lady assistant registrar of the Teachers' Registration Council, recently dissolved, who have either been dismissed or are under notice of dismissal from the Board of Education.
§ MR. BUTCHERTo ask the President of the Board of Education whether, seeing that the persons mentioned in the last Question were engaged in work 826 which seemed to be permanent, the President will either secure that they shall receive compensation or find for them other employment in the public service, preferably by taking practical steps to reconstitute the Teachers' Registration Council under the Administrative Provisions Act of 1907.
(Answered by Mr. Runciman.) In reply to this and the next Question, I have already stated that the officials referred to were the servants of the late Registration Council and were employed under agreements providing for the termination of their engagements at six and three months notice respectively. The Board cannot assume responsibility I for finding employment or compensation for abolition of office for persons who are not in their service. I may add, however, that the Board have been able to give temporary employment during the last four months to the chief clerk, and I have recently appointed the lady assistant registrar a woman inspector under the Board. With regard to the formation of a new council, I beg to refer the hon. Member to the Parliamentary Paper which has recently been issued. It will rest with the new council when constituted to determine the personnel of their staff.