§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers have accepted a breakdown pension in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerThe following numbers of breakdown pensions have been awarded under the teachers' superannuation scheme in England and Wales in the years in question. The figures relate to financial years.
Men Women Total 1965–66 … 83 252 335 1966–67 … 148 299 447 1967–68 … 129 285 414 1968–69 … 156 238 394 1969–70 … 148 271 419 1970–71 … 190 236 426 1971–72 … 183 279 462 1972–73 … 191 310 501 1973–74 … 265 333 598 1974–75 … 275 339 614 1,768 2,842 4,610