§ 104. Mr. Dribergasked the Minister of Education what special action she is taking to reconcile the revised school staffing formula in the county of Essex, necessitated by the cuts in educational expenditure imposed by her Department, with her general instruction to local education authorities that adequate teaching staffs should be employed.
§ Miss HorsbrughNone, because there is no inconsistency. According to my information, the local education authority's decision is intended to relate their staffing formula more realistically to the prospects of recruiting teachers and to160W secure better distribution of the available teachers within the county. The number of teaching posts will continue to increase.