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Education Authorities (Rates Of Pay)

Volume 983: debated on Thursday 1 May 1980

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asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will bring forward proposals to allow each education authority to make its own decisions with regard to rates of pay in accordance with the local market condition.

No. I believe that national salary scales are appropriate for teachers since they form a national service of qualified and potentially mobile staff.