§ 38. Mr. LEONARDasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that ministers of religion, retired schoolmasters, and other persons in receipt of salaries or pensions have been appointed supervisors to attend the school-leaving certificate examinations; and if he will take steps to ensure that in the future 1979 unemployed school teachers will receive an opportunity to earn the fees connected with this work?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Mr. Skelton)The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As to the second, the Department made arrangements three years ago to ensure that special consideration should be given to applications from unemployed teachers. I am looking into the matter further with a view to possible improvement in these arrangements in the interests of the unemployed teachers.