HC Deb 17 July 1969 vol 787 c145W
50. Mr. Shinwell

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the existing position in the dispute between the National Association of schoolmasters and the education authorities in the county of Durham.

Mr. Edward Short

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity and I, acting jointly, have appointed a committee of inquiry. The committee started its hearings in private on Monday last.