§ 83. Mr. G. A. Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the different policies adopted by education authorities in Scotland in regard to making up the civil pay of teachers who undertake war service and of the uncertainty of authorities as to whether such payments will rank for grant, he will take steps to secure that authorities who make up the full balance of civil pay to teachers on war service will not be placed at a disadvantage in the distribution of grants from the Education (Scotland) Fund?
§ The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Colville)The draft Grant Regulations for the year 1940–41, which will be issued in the course of the next few weeks, will contain proposals to meet the point referred to by my hon. Friend. Each teacher on war service will count for grant in the proportion which the payment made to him by the education authorities bears to his normal salary, while substitute teachers will count in full. I trust that this answer will remove any doubts as to the amount of grant available for education authorities which exercise their powers.