§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will set up an independent body to study the structure of teachers' salaries in Scotland in view of the present unsatisfactory situation.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherNo. This should be left to the normal negotiating procedures.
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what erosion of teachers' salaries has taken place in Scotland over the last five years in comparison with the Civil Service salary scales.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherIt is not practicable to make detailed comparison between movements in the complex pay scales of teachers and those of other particular groups of workers. In the reference of teachers to the Standing Commission on pay comparability, however, the commission was asked to have general regardinter alia to the movement of inflation and salary levels.
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he proposes to meet the convention of local authorities in Scotland to discuss the question of teachers' salaries arising out of the Clegg report.
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§ Mr. Alexander FletcherNo. This is a matter for the Scottish teachers salaries committee.