HC Deb 21 June 1988 vol 135 c524W
32. Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received seeking the restoration of collective bargaining rights for teachers and their organisations; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Rumbold

My right hon. Friend has received various responses from teacher unions and local authority associations to the Green Paper "Teachers' Pay and Conditions: A Consultative Document." He will be holding discussions about future machinery with interested parties over the next few months.