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Mr. Freud
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list the years in which union representation on the Burnham committee has been reviewed; and what changes in representation resulted in each case.
Sir Keith Joseph
Changes in the composition of the teachers' panel, since the setting up of the Burnham primary and secondary committee under the provisions of the Remuneration of Teachers Act 1965, are as follows:
| Name of Association | 1965 | 1966 | 1979 | 1981 |
| Assistant Masters' and Mistresses' Association (AMMA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers (NAS/UWT) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| National Union of Teachers (NUT) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Secondary Heads Association (SHA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Mr. Freud
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he received requesting a review of representation on the Burnham committee prior to his announcement of such a review.
Sir Keith Joseph
The Department received specific requests for a review from 10 organisations and seven individuals.