§ Mr. Haydn Daviesasked the Minister of Education how many men and women, respectively, successfully completed courses of training for the teaching profession in each of the years 1939–1945 inclusive; and how many withdrew from the teaching profession in each of those years on ceasing to be eligible to teach in contributory service or on being awarded superannuation allowances.
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Approximate Numbers of Men and Women who retired from, the teaching profession in the years 1939–1945. Year ended Superannuation contributions repaid at age 65. Deaths. Pensions and gratuities awarded on ground of Total. Breakdown. Age. Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women 31.3.1939 … — 50 300 300 150 600 1,000 2,150 1,450 3,100 31.3.1940 … — — 250 300 100 600 1,100 2,200 1,450 3,100 31.3.1941 … — — 300 350 150 550 950 2,350 1,400 3,250 31.3.1942 … — 50 300 350 100 450 950 2,100 1,350 2,950 31.3.1943 … — 50 350 350 100 500 850 2,100 1,300 3,000 31.3.1944 … — 50 450 450 150 550 1,000 2,350 1,600 3,400 31.3 1945 … — 50 400 400 100 500 1,200 2,550 1,700 3,500 — 250 2,350 2,500 850 3,750 7,050 15,800 10,250 22,300 Teachers who retired from teaching on marriage and withdrew their accumulated superannuation contributions are not included in the figures of retirements.
§ Miss WilkinsonThe figures asked for in the first part of the Question are given in the following table:
Numbers of Men and Women who successfully completed courses of training for the teaching profession in the years 1939–1945. Year Men Women 1939 2,055 3,908 1940 1,581 4,272 1941 788 3,987 1942 923 3,922 1943 478 3,982 1944 570 3,902 The figures for 1945 are not yet available.
Complete statistics under the headings of the second part of the Question are not available.
Teachers do not cease to be eligible to serve in "contributory service" at any prescribed age although service after the age of 65 does not count for pension purposes. On the other hand, a teacher who has completed sufficient service can receive pension at 60 without continuing in service till that age and in normal times the number of pensions awarded in any year at 60 to teachers who retired at an earlier age can be taken as roughly balanced by those who retire in that year to await pension in a later year. It is estimated, however, that on 31st March, 1945, 1,150 men and 1,350 women who would normally have received pension during the war years were still in service.
The figures in the following table are therefore approximate: