§ Lord ROBERT CECILasked the President of the Board of Education what percentage of teachers die before reaching the present pension age; whether the age under the superannuation scheme for Scotland is sixty instead of sixty-five; and what reason there is for making a distinction between the two countries?
§ Mr. J. A. PEASEThe number of teachers who accepted the Superannuation Act of 1898 and who have come under its744W operation since 1909 is 135,850, and of these 3,595 are reported to have died before reaching the age of sixty-five. The last-mentioned figure relates only to teachers dying while in active service or in the enjoyment of disablement allowances. I have no means of ascertaining how many of the 135,850 died after giving up active service but before reaching the age of sixty-five. No deductions, therefore, should be drawn from these figures. I must refer the Noble Lord to my right hon. Friend the Secretary for Scotland for answers to the second and third parts of the question.