HC Deb 21 February 1939 vol 344 c201
53. Mr. George Hall

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of civil servants, teachers, police officers, and others in the employ of the State who come under the superannuation schemes and are not covered under the National Health Insurance and pensions schemes?

Captain Wallace

As 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 in the Civil Service covered by Superannuation or Pension Schemes and not by the National Health Insurance and Pensions Schemes, on 1st April, 1938, the latest date for which figures are available, were as follow:

Non-Industrial. Industrial.
Post Office 153,177 20,314
Other Departments 117,270 10,560

The numbers so covered in the Defence Services (uniformed personnel) are as follow:

Navy … … … 36,000
Army … … … 42,691
Air Force … … … 13,257

Police officers and teachers are not employed directly by the State. The numbers in these classes covered by Superannuation Schemes are as follow:

Police 68,678
Teachers (approximately) 235,800