§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will meet the chairman of the Natural Environment Research Council to discuss its proposals for substantially cutting the numbers of its scientific staff.
§ Mr. BrookeMy right hon. Friend has no plans to meet the chairman of the Natural Environment Research Council. I have recently met him twice to discuss the council's corporate planning intentions, which amongst other matters, address the question of the number of scientific staff who might be employed by the council in future.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recent discussions he has had with teachers' representatives on the Burnham committee concerning teachers' pay; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Keith JosephNone. Schoolteachers' pay is negotiated in the Burnham Primary and Secondary Committee and is not a matter on which I normally hold direct discussions with the teacher unions.