§ 74. Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the approximate number of persons in Great Britain who are covered by superannuation or pension schemes, including civil servants, police officers, teachers, local government officers, and officials of every kind?
§ Mr. W. S. MORRISONAs the answer includes a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The numbers of persons covered by Superannuation or pension schemes in the Civil Service on the 1st April, 1935, the latest date for which figures are available, were as follow:
| Non-Industrial. | Industrial. | |
| Post Office | 134,883 | 19,429 |
| Other Departments | 96,313 | 11,364 |
§ The numbers so covered in the Defence Services (uniformed personnel) and of police and teachers are approximately as follow:
| Navy | 36,484 |
| Army | 42,480 |
| Air Force | 8,739 |
| Police | 64,074 |
| Teachers | 228,600 |
§ I regret that similar information as regards local government officers is not available.