§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in respect of teachers in Scotland, he will state for each year from 1975–76 to 1980–81 (a) the contribution of (i) employees and (ii) employers to pension funds in respect of the future basic benefits of serving staff, expressed as a percentage of total annual salaries paid to such employees of the stated years and (b) the contribution of the employer or Exchequer for the pension increases attributable to index linking of the current pensioners for the stated years, expressed as a percentage of total annual salaries paid for the stated years to employees contributing to pension funds in respect of the future basic benefits of serving staff.
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§ Mr. FairgrieveThe rate of contributions paid by employees under the Scottish teachers' superannuation scheme for the years in question was 6 per cent. of pensionable salary. The rates paid by employers were 8.7 per cent. for the years 1975–76 to 1979–80 and 8 per cent. for the year 1980–81.
Pensions increases are met by the Exchequer. The cost, expressed as a percentage of total annual pensionable salaries, was as follows:
Per cent. 1975–76 3.4 1976–77 4.4 1977–78 5.4 1978–79 6.4 1979–80 7.0 1980–81 Not available