asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the present position in regard to the proposed Teachers' Council.

I am still awaiting the views of some of the associations which have been consulted on the Report of the Working Party on a Teaching Council for England and Wales.

Will the Minister endeavour to push on with all speed to implement this desirable development? Does she agree that a Teaching Council could serve very worth-while purposes, particularly in training standards, professional co-operation and the orientation of research, which makes this a highly desirable proposal?

I appreciate the feeling that exists on this matter, and I will take decisions as soon as I have received the full representations.