§ 46. Mr. Homewoodasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why the teachers' claim for an increase in salary did not go to arbitration as laid down in the constitution of the Burnham Committee and requested by the trade union side; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. BoysonThe Remuneration of Teachers Act 1965 provides that matters in respect of which agreement has not been reached in a Burnham committee after they have been considered by the 113W committee in accordance with the statutory arrangements may be referred to arbitration. However, the recent negotiations culminated in agreement on all points. Indeed, at no time during the negotiations did the teachers' panel collectively propose recourse to arbitration.