§ Major COPEasked the President of the Board of Education what amount was received from the primary teachers during the existence of a contributory pension scheme extending from 1899 to 1918; and what amount of the money so contributed has been returned to the widows or next-of-kin of teachers who died before reaching the pensionable age of 65 years?
§ Mr. FISHERThe total amount of the contributions paid by teachers (including Scottish teachers) under the Elementary School Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1898, to the deferred annuity fund up to the 31st March, 1922, is £4,925,842. These contributions provided for annuities payable from the age of 65 and were not returnable on the teacher's death to his widow or next-of-kin. The teachers who contributed to this fund will, on retirement, receive annuities in respect of their1738W contributions in addition to any benefits to which they are entitled under the Act of 1918.