§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."—[Mr. Kenneth Lindsay.]
§ 11.6 p.m.
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education (Mr. Kenneth Lindsay)I shall be very glad to repeat what I said on the Financial Resolution, that this is simply an agreed Measure which has been asked for by the teachers. It allows the teacher to surrender a portion of his pension in return for the granting of a pension to his spouse or dependants. It enables the period of four years to be extended to five years, and it also allows the word "teacher" to be extended to cover "organiser" in the British Dominions or in Mandated Territories, or in a foreign country.
§ Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House for To-morrow.—[Captain Margesson.]