§ MR. REMNANT (Finsbury, Holborn)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Education how many cases of compensation to teachers have been dealt with under Schedule 2 of the Education Act of 1902; and why no similar provision for compensation on loss of office is made or continued in Clause 7 of the Bill before the House.
§ MR. BIRRELLI have no information as to the number of claims by teachers for compensation that have been dealt 1479 with under the schedule in question. Such cases do not come before the Board of Education, but would be dealt with by local authorities under Section 120, Subsection (3), of the Local Government Act, 1888, subject to an appeal to the Treasury in cases of dispute. These latter have been very few, I believe about six. In regard to the second paragraph I may say that I am not aware that the new Bill can bring about any conditions of the same nature as those for which compensation was provided in the schedule referred to. But the mater shall have my careful consideration.