§ 1969. Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the average pension paid to head teachers who retired in 1989; and what was the average pension received by head teachers who retired in(a) 1979 and (b) 1969;
(2) what is the value at current prices of the average pension received by lecturers in higher education on their retirement in (a) 1979 and (b) 1969;
(3) what is the value at current prices of the average pension received by lecturers in further education on their retirement in (a) 1979 and (b) 1969;
(4) what is the value at current prices of the average pension received by teachers on their retirement in (a) 1979 and (b) 1969;
(5) what is the value at current prices of the average pension received by head teachers on their retirement in (a) 1979 and (b) 1969;
(6) what was the average pension paid for lecturers in higher education who retired in 1989; and what is the average pension currently received by lecturers in higher education in (a) 1979 and (b) 1969;
(7) what was the average pension paid to lecturers in further education who retired in 1989; and what is the average pension received by lecturers in further education who retired in (a) 1979 and (b) 1969;
(8) what was the average pension paid to teachers who retired in 1989; and what is the average pension currently received by teachers who retired in (a) 1979 and (b)
§ Mr. Alan Howarth[holding answer 20 March 1990]: Information in respect of 1989 is being assembled and will be made available shortly; information relating to lecturers in higher education and further education is only held as a combined total. Figures for 1969 and 1979 are as follows:
Average pension at time of payment 1969 £ 1979 £ Teachers 695 2,270 Head teachers 1,080 3,560 Lecturers 985 2,770
Average pension at current values 19691 £ 19791 £ Teachers 4,450 4,380 Head teachers 6,910 6,860 Lecturers 6,300 5,340 1 Retirement. In 1969, teachers generally required 30 years service before being eligible for a pension; the average length of service on which pensions were based in 1969 was 33 years. The present qualifying period for a pension is two years and the average length of service on which pensions are currently based is 26 years.