§ Mr. Willeyasked the Minister of Education why Mr. C. A. Bentley, a teacher, whose claim to a pension was stated in 1948 by a previous Minister of Education to have been accepted, has not yet received any pension.
§ Sir D. EcclesMr. C. A. Bentley has been in receipt of a pension under the Teachers (Superannuation) Acts since 1948.
Occupied Posts and Nationality of Staff Region Number of Posts Vacant Posts Total United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (i) Others (ii) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Newcastle … … … 493 41 452 243 209 Leeds … … … 479 50 429 232 197 East Anglian … … … 223 26 197 117 80 North West Metropolitan … 1,266 58 1,208 824 384 North East Metropolitan … 775 54 721 443 278 South East Metropolitan … 718 56 662 447 215 South West Metropolitan … 797 40 757 526 231 Oxford … … … 277 23 254 161 93 South Western … … … 396 27 369 260 109 Welsh … … … 450 72 378 244 134 Birmingham … … … 629 78 551 339 212 Manchester … … … 791 73 718 426 292 Liverpool … … … 512 38 474 338 136 Wessex … … … 229 22 207 153 54 Notes: The figures are for posts held by whole-time staff. (i) Staff born in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. (ii) Staff born elsewhere.