§ Mr. J. Beattieasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he is aware that teachers in Great Britain receive on retirement, in addition to their pension, a lump sum of one-thirtieth of their retiring salary for each year of service up to a maximum of forty-five thirtieths or one-and-a-half years' salary, and that teachers in Northern Ireland receive no credit in the calculation of their lump sum for service rendered prior to 1922; why his Department refuses to recognise its financial responsibility to the teachers in Northern Ireland up to the year 1922; and whether all financial responsibility due to teachers up to 1922 will be met by his Department so as to establish parity of treatment in that area with the teachers of Great Britain.
§ Mr. AsshetonResponsibility for the superannuation of Northern Ireland teachers was transferred by statute to the Government of Northern Ireland in 1922, and I could not agree that the cost of adopting the proposal in the hon. Member's Question should be a charge on Imperial Votes. I have, however, received a communication on the subject from the Northern Ireland Government, which is still under consideration.