§ SIR RICHARD TEMPLE (Surrey, Kingston)I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education whether he is prepared to take action on the Report of the Select Committee of last Session, regarding the Superannuation of Elementary Teachers in England and Wales?
§ THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL (Mr. A. H. D. ACLAND,) York, W.R., RotherhamThe subject of provision for teachers in old age is one of great importance, and the Report of the Select Committee on the subject has been carefully considered. The Report made by the Committee involves a heavy expenditure by the State, and it has not 1031 been found possible to embody in a Bill any proposal which can be laid before Parliament this year.