§ 4. Mr. Callaghanasked the Minister of Education to what extent the eight advanced colleges of technology have been able to secure adequate teaching staff to cope with students who have registered for the new Diploma of Technology.
§ Mr. VosperNo courses have yet been approved for the new Diploma and as far as I am aware the colleges referred to are getting the staff they require.
§ Mr. CallaghanWill the hon. Gentleman make inquiries into this matter, because I am sure that he realises its supreme importance? Is he not aware—and if he is not aware, will he please find out—that there are difficulties about recruiting staff of the right calibre, and in sufficient numbers, at the salaries being offered?
§ Mr. VosperI have made inquiries particularly about Cardiff. In answer to the second part of the Question, I would say that only a month ago the salaries for these grades of staff were considerably raised. There is a Committee giving urgent attention to recruitment at the present time.
§ Mr. CallaghanMay I ask why the Parliamentary Secretary thinks that I am referring only to Cardiff?
§ Mr. VosperI did not think so, but I thought that the Cardiff college was a particularly important one.