§ Mr. FranksTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to hold further discussions with the teacher unions and employers about new pay negotiating machinery for teachers.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerAs I told the hon. Members for Ceredigion and Pembroke, North (Mr. Howells) and for Sheffield, Hillsborough (Mr. Flannery) on 4 July at column142, I am arranging to have further meetings with the teacher unions and employers later this month. I see our discussions as ranging more widely than the proposal for a teachers negotiating group set out in the Green Paper
Nursery and primary secondary Total leavers, numbers as a percentage of those in service Total leavers, number As a percentage of those in service 1979 15,030 8.0 17,660 7.8 1980 14,970 8.0 19,570 8.5 1981 14,790 8.1 18,720 8.0 1982 13,980 7.9 16,820 7.2 1983 13,120 7.7 16,250 7.0 1984 12,660 7.7 16,920 7.4 1985 12,680 7.9 18,380 8.1 1986 12,450 7.8 18,710 8.4 1987 11,880 7.4 17,080 7.9