§ Sir WILLIAM COLLINSasked the President of the Board of Education whether any portion of the Parliamentary Grants made to universities and university colleges is devoted to securing pensions for university teachers and officers; if so, what is the total amount which has been so contributed up to the present time; and what system of superannuation is available for such teachers and officers?
§ Mr. HERBERT FISHERThe annual Exchequer Grant of £149,000, which has been distributed among the sixteen universities and colleges concerned since 1st April, 1911, has included a sum of £8,400 for superannuation purposes. The administration of the Federated Superannuation System for Universities is not in the hands of the Board, but is entirely controlled by a central council composed of representatives of the participating institutions, now I believe about thirty in number