§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales for what reasons the General Teaching Council for Wales will not be set up simultaneously with the General Teaching Council for England. [19848]
§ Mr. HainClause 1 of the Teaching and Higher Education Bill will allow for the establishment of a General Teaching Council for England and Wales and Clause 6 allows for the establishment of the General Teaching Council for Wales as and when the Secretary of State decides. The Welsh Council could be set up at the same time as the English one or at a later date. In deciding when it should be established, the Secretary of State will take account of the emerging constitutional changes affecting the governance of Wales.