§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will appoint an independent chairman to the review of membership composition of the union side of the Burnham committee; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Keith Joseph[pursuant to his reply, 10 May 1985, c. 535]: No. Like my predecessors, I shall exercise the powers given to the holder of my office under section 1 of the Remuneration of Teachers Act 1965 directly.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what criteria he will take into account when deciding the balance of representation in the union side of the Burnham committee.
§ Sir Keith Joseph[pursuant to his reply, 10 May 1985, c. 535]: Two major criteria which I will take into account in reviewing the balance of representation will be the number in relevant membership of the respective teacher associations and the distinctiveness of each.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what ratio of membership to representation he considers appropriate for the union side of the Burnham committee; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Keith Joseph[pursuant to his reply, 10 May 1985, c. 535]: Representation on the committee cannot be determined by a simple ratio and one of the criteria I shall be taking into account is the distinctiveness of the membership of the associations.