Teachers (Early Retirement) (Hansard, 3 February 1997)

§ Mr. Richards
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of teachers in(a) Conwy and (b) Denbighshire are expected to have retired before the age of 60 years in 1996–97. [14056]

§ Mr. Jonathan Evans
The information requested is not collected centrally.

§ Mr. Richards
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of teachers in the former Clwyd local education authority retired before the age of 60 years in each of the last five years. [14057]

§ Mr. Evans
The information requested is shown in the table:

School teachers in the former Clwyd LEA taking early retirement as a percentage of school teachers in service^1,2

Percentage of teachers in Clwyd taking early retirement

1991–92 3.0

1992–93 3.4

1993–94 3.6

1994–95 4.2

1995–96 3.1

¹ Includes grant-maintained and independent school staff who are in the Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (TSS). Excludes those returning to non pensionable occasional service for years 1991–92 and 1992–93. Data not available for 1993–94 onwards.

² Includes all teachers in service with the LEA and grant-maintained schools.

School teachers in the former Clwyd LEA taking early retirement as a percentage of school teachers in service^1,2
	Percentage of teachers in Clwyd taking early retirement
1991–92	3.0
1992–93	3.4
1993–94	3.6
1994–95	4.2
1995–96	3.1
¹ Includes grant-maintained and independent school staff who are in the Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (TSS). Excludes those returning to non pensionable occasional service for years 1991–92 and 1992–93. Data not available for 1993–94 onwards.
² Includes all teachers in service with the LEA and grant-maintained schools.