§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly for Wales on the implications of the High Court judgment of 14 July on the standards for the teachers' performance-related pay scheme on the structure of teachers' salaries and terms of employment in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [132792]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisMy officials are in frequent contact with officials in the National Assembly for Wales and I meet with the Assembly Secretary for Education and Children. The implications of Mr. Justice Jackson's judgment for the threshold standards and for the structure of teachers' pay and conditions in Wales are the same as in England.