§ Mr. Lennox-Boydasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the cost of index linking teachers' pensions in 1979; and what is the surplus of income over expenditure in the teacher's superannuation account.
§ Dr. BoysonThe cost in the financial year 1979-80 was £175,606,666. For the same period the surplus of income over expenditure in the account was £236,956,000.