HC Deb 24 June 1988 vol 135 cc748-9W
Mrs. Margaret Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will establish a review into the further education negotiating machinery with a view to offering principals of further education colleges a negotiating right on the Scottish joint negotiating committee for teaching staff in further education, or its successor body.

Mr. Rifkind

[holding answer 22 June 1988]I refer to the reply I gave today to a question from the hon. Member for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Mr. Hogg) in which I announced my intention to abolish the SJNC(FE) at the first legislative opportunity. i hope that the parties concerned in the local authority sector will discuss how best to represent the interests of the principals in discussing the form of replacement negotiating machinery.