HC Deb 30 October 1984 vol 65 cc1146-7
3. Mr. Gerald Bowden

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will now review the membership of those teacher unions in further education, including tertiary colleges, with a view to revising the membership of the Burnham Further Education Committee.

Mr. Dunn

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has no plans to review the membership of the Burnham Further Education Committee at the present time.

Mr. Bowden

I am rather disappointed with that answer. Will my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State reconsider the position and re-examine the structure of all Burnham committees to ensure that all teachers are properly and fairly represented on the primary and secondary and further and higher Burnham committees?

Mr. Dunn

I am sorry that I should disappoint my hon. Friend. The last review of the Burnham Further Education Committee was completed in December 1981 — a relatively recent date — and no strong representations have been made since then about a further review. However, I am sure that my hon. Friend's views have been noted by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State.