§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what representations he has received concerning the length of time available for responses to the Green Paper on teachers. [79554]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisVery little comment has been made about the four months available for responding to the Green Paper, Teachers: Meeting the Challenge of Change.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment to whom(a) the Green Paper on teaching and (b) the associated technical paper were distributed. [80093]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisCopies of the Green Paper,Teachers: meeting the challenge of change, and the Technical consultation paper on pay and performance were distributed to all schools in England (both headteachers and chairs of governing bodies), local education authorities in England, the main teacher unions and, in addition, to several hundred bodies with an interest education. In addition, approximately 880,000 copies of the Green Paper summary have been distributed.