§ Lord Irwinasked the Minister of Education whether he can make any statement as to the nature of the reception given by the various local authorities to the new Burnham Scale.
§ Mr. ButlerI have seen various references in the Press to the reception given by individual local education authorities to the new scales. This is a matter on which I could not now appropriately make a statement. When the scales are submitted to me by the Burnham Committee my function is limited to the approval or disapproval of them.