National Union of Teachers

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 19 February 1985.

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Photo of Mr Martin Flannery Mr Martin Flannery , Sheffield, Hillsborough 12:00, 19 February 1985

Do not the Conservative Government think that there is never any justification for any group of people taking action? Does not a vote of 12,000 out of 14,000 in the 23 areas, because they have fallen behind since Houghton by over 30 per cent., show that teachers have been driven to desperation, and that that is why they are taking action? Why does the Minister want to wed the wage demand to the restructuring when these people need the money now and he could do the restructuring at another time?