§ Major BRAITHWAITEasked the President of the Board of Education, whether his attention has been called to the case of Miss Stoate, late headmistress of the Hildenthorpe, Bridlington, Infants' Council School, who on the reorganisation of the school was, after many years' successful service deposed from her position of head-mistress and compelled either to accept a subordinate position in the school or to resign; whether he is aware that Miss Stoate, having accepted the subordinate position, found the conditions so uncongenial that she preferred to resign, and was thus left without salary or pension until such time as she attained pension age; and whether he proposes to initiate any action for the compensation of teachers who are deprived of their status through no fault of their own, but solely owing to schemes of reorganisation.
§ Lord E. PERCYI understand that Miss Stoate continued to receive the same salary after the reorganisation as before and she could presumably have continued to do so until she became eligible for a pension at the end of the present year. Local education authorities already have power to make allowances to teachers who would otherwise suffer financially through schemes of reorganisation. It is certainly most desirable that they should make all reasonable use of this power, and I believe they are doing so.