24 and 25. Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) when he proposes to reestablish the status of the infants' mistress as head of a department of the school;
(2) if in future he will assess the responsibility payment of the infants' mistress on the status of the position and on the number of pupils in the department.
§ The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Woodburn)I am not aware of any regulation or instruction which has changed the status of the infants' mistress as head of a department of a school. As regards responsibility payments, I will give careful consideration in preparing the 1951 Salary Regulations to any recommendation as to the salaries of these teachers that may be made by the National Joint Council, on which they are represented.
Lieut.-Commander HutchisonIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the majority of these teachers have had their responsibility payment reduced, in some cases by more than 50 per cent. under the Teviot scale? Has he received representations from the recent conference of infant mistresses about their status and emoluments?
§ Mr. WoodburnAs the hon. and gallant Member may be aware, I am guided in these matters by the advice of the Joint Council upon which the infant mistresses are represented.