§ 56. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the annual cost to the University Grants Committee of implementing the recommendations of the Hale Committee; and whether the supplementations resulting thereform are in addition to the Pensions Increase Acts.
§ Mr. CroslandThe total amount of supplementing university pensions in 1964 49W was £335,702, met from the general income of the universities. No specific allocation is made for this purpose by the University Grants Committee.
The major part of this sum is attributable to the scheme recommended by the Hale Committee for supplementing the pensions payable to university staff on their retirement. The Pensions Increase Acts do not apply to university staff, but following the last such Act adjustments designed to produce a similar effect on the pensions of university teachers already in retirement were made.