§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what study he has made of the Hertfordshire Scheme, details of which have been sent to him, whereby school teachers are to be given an opportunity of gaining first-hand knowledge of conditions in a shop or factory to give them an insight into a school leaver's first experience of working life, and to give them a better appreciation of the standards for which employers are looking.
§ Mr. MillanSimilar schemes for the secondment of teachers to industry have been in operation in Scotland at least since 1965. I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of the 1966 report issued jointly by the Scottish Education Department and 91W the Confederation of British Industry which gave details. To encourage further contacts between industry and teachers and to introduce more permanent machinery for this purpose my right hon. Friend is in the process of setting up a national joint committee on liaison between schools and industry and has invited education authorities to set up their own local liaison committees.