§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to promote decentralised pay bargaining for teachers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarThe School Teachers' Pay and Conditions (No. 2) Bill provides for the setting up of a review body to make recommendations to the Prime Minister on the pay and conditions of school teachers. The Government will look to the review body to advise on the development of the system of selective payments in respect of performance, recruitment and retention and the acceptance of responsibility. Grant-maintained schools will be able to make their own arrangements for the pay and conditions of their teachers.