§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the progress of the 1980–81 negotiations on teachers' salaries: if he anticipates announcing the decision reached by the Burnham committee before 1 October; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. BoysonMy right hon. and learned Friend announced on Wednesday 6 August his acceptance of the arbitral bodies' recommendations on revised salary scales.