Mr. De la Bèreasked the President of the Board of Education what steps he is taking to ensure an increase of pensions for teachers who have had to retire through reasons of ill-health; and whether he can issue some statement on this?
§ Mr. EdeNo steps are being taken towards increasing the pension of teachers who have had to retire for reasons of ill-health. These teachers are pensioned on the same basis (i.e., service and salary) as other teachers. Their pensions are necessarily smaller than otherwise because of the premature termination of their service. To grant them a higher scale of pension would require a radical revision of the Teachers Superannuation Acts, which my right hon. Friend does not think would be justified.