§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what legal advice he has received on the contents of the letter from the Minister for Further and Higher Education to the Colleges Employers Forum of 8 February; and what plans he has to revise the letter in the light of legal advice and recent pay settlements.
§ Mr. BoswellI wrote the letter on advice from my Department. The letter was sent five days after the Prime Minister's announcement of proposed pay increases for the review body groups, including school teachers, and in full knowledge of it. I have no intention or revising the letter.