§ Mr. S. SAMUELasked the President of the Board of Education the average amount of the pensions which, on the 31st December, 1924, were being paid to teacher-pensioners under the Acts of 1898 and 1912; what is the total amount of the increases under the Pensions (Increase) Acts, 1920 and 1924, which, on the 31st December, 1924, were being paid 957W to teacher-pensioners under the Acts of 1898 and 1912; and what additional amount would be required, if the means limitation in Section 2 of the 1920 Act were repealed, in order to give the increases grantable under the Acts of 1920 and 1924 to all the teacher-pensioners under the Acts of 1898 and 1912?
§ Lord E. PERCYThe average amount of the superannuation and disablement allowances which were being paid on the 31st December, 1924, to teacher-pensioners under the Elementary School Teachers (Superannuation) Acts, 1898 and 1912, exclusive of deferred annuity and increase, was £36 15s. 0d. The total amount of the increases under the Pensions (Increase) Acts, 1920 and 1924, which were being paid on the 31st December, 1924, to teacher-pensioners under the Acts of 1898 and 1912 was £80,216. The estimated additional annual amount which would be required if the means limit imposed by Section 2 (3) of the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1920, were repealed in order to give the increases grantable under the Pensions (Increase) Acts of 1920 and 1924 to all teacher-pensioners under the Acts of 1898 and 1912 would, taking the position as it stood on the 31st December, 1924, be £29,000.