asked the Minister of Education how many education committeesin Wales are proposing to dismiss married women teachers on grounds of redundancy; and whether, in view of the efforts to recruit for the teaching profession, she proposes to intervene.

I am aware of two areas in Wales in which education committees or local sub-committees have proposed to dismiss married women teachers on grounds of redundancy when men teachers return from H.M. Forces. Representations have been made by my Department to the local education authorities concerned.