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23. Mr. Flannery

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has recently held discussions with the teachers' representatives on the Burnham committee regarding teachers' pay and the industrial action of the teachers' unions.

Sir Keith Joseph

No. Teachers' pay is a matter for the Burnham committee and not therefore one that I normally discuss with the teachers' unions.

24. Mr. Amess

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress has been made in the negotiations on teachers' pay and conditions.

Sir Keith Joseph

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Southend, East (Mr. Taylor).

32. Mr. Bellingham

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average teacher's salary at present; and how that compares, in cash terms and in real terms, with the average teacher's salary for 1978–79.

Sir Keith Joseph

The average salary (excluding allowances) of full-time teachers in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in England and Wales at 1 April 1979 was approximately £5,400. The average at 1 April 1984 is some £9,650, an increase of about £4,250 or some 79 per cent. in cash terms. This represents an increase in real terms, measured against the rise in the retail price index over the same period, of about 9 per cent.

43. Mr. Pike

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will indicate the latest position on the teachers' pay claim; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Proctor

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the current teachers' pay negotiations.

50. Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the current position in negotiations on teachers' pay.

68. Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the teachers' pay dispute.

73. Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the negotiations over teachers' salaries.

Sir Keith Joseph

I refer the hon. Members to the answer I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Southend, East (Mr. Taylor).