§ 36. Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the progress of negotiations within the Burnham Committee on the London allowance.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe Management Panel of the Burnham Primary and Secondary Committee offered, on 5th July, to increase the London allowance to £325 for teachers in the ILEA and £200 for teachers in the rest of the Metropolitan Police District. This offer, which is in line with the Pay Board report, has been rejected by the teachers. The Burnham Committee met again on 13th July but did not more any nearer an agreement.
404Wham, West (Mr. Price) on 19th July, the Government are now ready to open discussions on the recommendations of the Russell Report on Adult Education. As a first step he proposes to consult the local authority associations to see what progress we can make together in the development of the adult education service, especially in respect of the disadvantaged, within the constraints dictated by our present economic difficulties. When we have decided how to move in this direction, the next step will be to undertake wider discussions with the main interests in the field with a view to developing, within the resources available, a varied and comprehensive service of adult education.