§ Mrs. WINTRINGHAMasked the President of the Board of Education if Circulars 1227 and 1244, though specifying only men teachers, are intended to include women teachers; and 1180W if the Board, while prepared to recognise for the calculation of grant additional expenditure incurred by local education authorities who desire to treat periods of War service with the forces as qualifying men assistant teachers for increments on the appropriate scales, is prepared to recognise that the War service of women teachers be also treated as teaching service for salary purposes in the same way that the War services of men are recognised in Circulars 1227 and 1244?
§ Mr. FISHERThe answer to both parts of the question is in the negative.