§ Colonel DAYasked the President of the Board of Education (1) if he is aware of the dissatisfaction expressed by 800 Essex elementary school teachers at a recent meeting following the failure of the Essex Education Committee to accept the Burnham salary award; and whether steps are being taken with a view to bringing this authority into line;
(2), if he is aware of the deadlock existing in the County of Essex, and the consequent ill-effects in the elementary schools in that county, owing to the failure of the local education committee to adopt the Burnham scale of salaries; and whether he proposes to take any action in the matter?
§ Lord E. PERCYI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by me on 7th December to. the right hon. Member for Newcastle Central (Mr. Trevelyan), a copy of which I am sending him.