§ Mr. PAGETasked the President of the Board of Education what steps he is taking to establish a representative registration council and an effective register of the teaching profession, unanimously declared to be necessary in the interests of the profession by the conference held in November, 1909, under the chairmanship of the Master of the Rolls, and consisting of delegates representing all the teachers in English and Welsh elementary, secondary, and technical schools; and whether Sir Robert Morant and the Hon. W. M. Bruce, who were present at the conference to represent the Board of Education, made any recommendations to him on the subject.
§ Mr. RUNCIMANWith reference to the first part of the question, I do not think I can at present usefully add anything to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset on 3rd April. With regard to the last part of the question, I have, of course, been in consultation on the subject with the officers of the Board who attended the Conference on my behalf, but I have not yet come to a decision on the many points involved. As I stated on the 3rd April, further discussions are taking place with the associations concerned, which I hope will facilitate a decision.