§ Mr. Marksasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the amount of contributions paid by teachers and local authorities towards teachers' superannuation and the amount paid out in pensions in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThe amounts are as follows :
Teacher's Contributions £ million Employers' Contributions*£ million Benefits £ million 1963–64 27 26 33 1964–65 28 28 39 1965–66 31 31 43 1966–67 32 45 47 1967–68 36 50 53 1968–69 39 55 59 1969–70 38 53 63 1970–71 47 67 68 1971–72 56 79 73 1972–73 74 106 83 * All employers. Local authorities paid about 90 per cent. of these amounts.