HC Deb 12 February 1985 vol 73 cc115-6W
Mr. Warren

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what evidence has been submitted by his Department to the Kendrew committee's review of high energy physics.

Mr. Brooke

The high energy particle physics review group is an independent review commissioned jointly by the Advisory Board for the Research Councils and the

Membership* Figures
Name of Association 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Primary and Secondary Committee
Assistant Masters' & Mistresses' Association (AMMA) 85,026 87,762 85,097 87,021 82,783
National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) 23,063 23,160 23,472 23,086 23,339
National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers (NAS/UWT) 142,533 146,298 145,844 146,729 146,064
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) 68,782 70,444 71,785 74,031 72,657
National Union of Teachers (NUT) 289,311 271,707 261,747 259,162 249,478
Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) 19,205 21,346 22,612 23,452 21,843
Secondary Heads Association (SHA) 4,353 4,413 4,433 4,456 4,839
Further Education Committee
Association of Agricultural Education Staffs (AAES) 936 914 981 1,066 1,086
Association of Polytechnic Teachers (APT) 2,756 2,932 2,829 2,184 2,800
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) 68,782 70,444 71,785 74,031 72,657
National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) 2,432 2,153 2,049 2,063 2,109
* Great Britain

Details are supplied annually by the teacher associations to the certification officer and include all

Science and Engineering Research Council. The Department has not offered evidence to the group: the ABRC will in due course advise my right hon. Friend on the group's conclusions. The Department has indicated its willingness to help the group in any way it can and has provided some background financial information.