§ MR. BYLESI beg to ask the President of the Board of Education is he aware that wide dissatisfaction is felt by elementary certificated school teachers at the existing rules for superannuation, under which each teacher is required to pay a sum of £2 to.£3 and to continue the payment till the age of sixty-five; is anything returned in the case of death before that age; whether local school authorities have complained of these conditions; and what percentage of male teachers and of female teachers respectively actually comply with all the conditions and receive the pension.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (MR. LOUGH, Islington, W.)I am aware that some dissatisfaction exists, but I think that is a feature common to most pension schemes. Teachers who are subject to the Superannuation Act are only required to contribute to the Deferred Annuity Fund so long as they are in recorded service. No repayment is made in case of death before qualifying for an allowance. I am not aware that local education authorities have complained of the conditions. All teachers who have contributed to the fund are entitled to an annuity based upon their contributions provided they survive to the age of sixty-five.