HC Deb 30 July 1949 vol 467 c200W
Sir E. Graham-Little

asked the Minister of Education whether he is aware that the National Union of Teachers enjoys a representation on the teachers' panel of the Burnham Committee of 16 out of 26; that this constitutes a permanent majority and that, as the decisions of the Burnham Committee are taken by a majority vote, these circumstances make the National Union of Teachers practically an arbiter of salary awards; and whether it is his intention to perpetuate this situation.

Mr. Tomlinson

The answer to the first part is "Yes." I do not accept the implication in the remainder of the Question and I do not contemplate at the present time making any change in the constitution of the Committee.