§ 54. Mr. HARRISasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that difficulties with regard to the recognition of teaching service for the purpose of assessment of salary and for the purpose of calculation of service for superannuation tend to restrict the movement of British teachers as between the British Dominions and the British Isles; whether he will bring this subject before the next Imperial Education Conference; and whether teachers who have taken up teaching posts in the Dominions with the encouragement of the home education authorities are now at a disadvantage as regards the amount of pension which they may claim as compared with teachers of similar service at home?
Duchess of ATHOLLThe difficulties referred to are to be discussed at the meeting of the Imperial Education Conference next month. As regards the last part of the question, my right hon. Friend is not quite clear as to the exact point which the hon. Member has in mind, but the question of reciprocity in pension schemes between this country and other parts of the Empire is also to be considered at the conference.
§ Mr. COVESince the question has been discussed at the conference, can the Noble Lady say whether the teachers' organisation will he officially represented there?