§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what advice he has given to Clwyd county council in respect of head teacher pay awards and consequential efficiency savings.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education has consulted interested parties on his proposals for implementing the recommendations of the third report of the School Teachers' Review Body and on the first of two pay and conditions orders which would give effect to its recommendations. The review body's recommendations took account of evidence from the Government, the teacher unions, the employers, and Government provision for local authority spending in 1994–95. The review body also took the view that
626Wthere is significant scope for … efficiency savings".running cost of each of the self-financing regulatory authorities in each of the last three years; what is the current staffing establishment; and what it was last year and two years ago.
§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 28 March 1994]: The information required is as follows:
Decisions on the scope for such savings and the implementation of the pay award are matters for the employers.