§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the teachers' strike.
§ Sir Keith JosephI regret the disruption which continues to be caused to pupils' education as a result of the teacher unions' rejection of what I still believe to be the fair and reasonable offer of 4.5 per cent. At the request of the management panel, a meeting of the Burnham primary and secondary committee is to be held on Friday 22 June to seek agreement on terms under which the matter might be referred to arbitration. Whatever the outcome, there can be no question of additional funds being made available to local authorities from the central Government.