§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will report the latest position with regard to negotiations on teachers' salaries.
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§ Mr. Alexander FletcherNegotiations on teachers' salaries are a matter for the negotiating bodies concerned. I understand that the Scottish Teachers Salaries Committee met on 21 April, and is meeting today to consider a pay settlement consequent on the report on teachers' pay by the Standing Commission on Pay Comparability. The committee is also considering a claim by teachers for a pay increase from 1 April 1980. The negotiating committees for teaching staff in central institutions and colleges of education, which will meet on 2 May, will be considering the same issues.