HC Deb 17 May 1944 vol 400 cc194-5W
Sir J. Mellor

asked the President of the Board of Education how many representatives on the new primary and secondary Burnham Committee panel he has allowed to the National Union of Teachers, National Association of Schoolmasters, National Union of Women Teachers, Joint Four Secondary Associations and Association of Teachers in Technical Institutions, respectively; and what membership of each of these bodies he assumed for the purpose.

Mr. Butler

The Teachers' Panel of the Burnham Committee dealing with salaries in Primary and Secondary Schools numbers 26 representatives, allocated as follows:

National Union of Teachers 16
Joint Four Secondary Associations 6
Association of Teachers in Technical Institutions 4

The National Association of Schoolmasters and the National Union of Women Teachers are not represented. Representation has not been strictly related to any such assumptions as my hon. Friend suggests, but is based on an adjustment of existing representation to meet changing conditions.