HC Deb 23 July 1946 vol 425 cc319-20W
75. Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been done to remove the anomalies described by the Aberdeen pre-apprenticeship school teachers in their letter of 10th May, 1946, to him, which letter gives particulars of how these teachers who have considerable experience in industry, excellent technical qualifications and years of

in Scotland; and the number of appeals from their substitutes or other cases heard by them in their sheriffdoms for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Westwood

The Sheriffdom for which Sheriffs act in a part-time capacity and the salaries of such Sheriffs are as follow:

£
(1) Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff 1,200
(2) Perth and Angus 1,200
(3) Stirling, Dunbarton and Clack-mannan 1,200
(4) Inverness, Moray, Nairn and Ross and Cromarty 1,100
(5) Renfrew and Argyll 1,100
(6) Caithness, Sutherland, and Zetland 1,050
(7) Fife and Kinross 1,000
(8) Ayr and Bute 1,000
(9) Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk 900
(10) Dumfries and Galloway 900

The number of appeals from the Sheriffs-Substitute heard by the Sheriffs of the above-mentioned Sheriffdoms in each of the last 10 years were as follow:

teaching on advanced work are, under the Teviot scales, paid on a lower salary grade than manual instructors; and if he will take steps to rectify the position.

Mr. Westwood

The salary conditions referred to are those agreed upon and recommended by the National Joint Council to deal with salaries of teachers in Scotland, a body representing both teachers and education authorities. The recognition of an uncertificated teacher as certificated would normally result in an improvement in his salary position, and the Department are considering whether any and, if so, what steps can he taken to assist teachers in pre-apprenticeship classes to obtain certificicated status.