§ Mr. Clark Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration he is giving to the representations made to him about the proposed arrangements to enable existing technical subjects teachers to qualify for the new Diploma in Technical Education.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe arrangements were devised solely to enable existing teachers, if they wished, to acquire the diploma and thus qualify for a higher salary scale. In the light, however, of representations which have been received, my Department is reviewing the arrangements.