HC Deb 27 February 1986 vol 92 c642W
Sir Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the latest figures available to him for the membership of the National Union of Teachers and the Professional Association of Teachers, respectively, and indicate how many seats on the Burnham committee each of these bodies has.

Sir Keith Joseph

The gross membership of the National Union of Teachers and the Professional Association of Techers in December 1984 (the latest date for which I have figures for both unions) was 258,440 and 27,722 respectively. I have no later figure for the NUT, but I understand that the PAT's current gross membership is about 42,000. The NUT has 13 seats and the PAT one seat on the Burnham primary and secondary committee.