§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list in the Official Report those units or institutions providing teacher training on a denominational basis, stating the denomination, and the percentage change in intake since 1979, and indicating any proposals for closure of the courses.
§ Mr. DunnThe information requested for England is as follows:
Institution Denomination Per cent change in intake 1979–84 Bishop Grosseteste College Lincoln C of E +66 Chester College C of E −26 Christ Church College Canterbury C of E +18 King Alfred's College Winchester C of E +20 La Sainte Union College of Higher Education Southampton RC +3 Liverpool Institute of Higher Education Federation of former RC and C of E Colleges +31 Newman College Birmingham RC −44 Ripon and York St. John College of Higher Education, York C of E −23 Roehampton Institute of Higher Education Federation of former C of E, RC, Methodist and non-denominational Colleges −22 College of St. Mark and St. John Plymouth C of E −33 St. Martin's College Lancaster C of E +7 St. Mary's College Twickenham RC −7 College of St. Paul and St. Mary, Cheltenham C of E −24 Trinity and All Saints' College, Leeds RC +33 Westhill College Birmingham Free Church +42 Westminster College, Oxford Methodist −3 The National Advisory Body for Public Sector Higher Education has been asked by my right hon. Friend to advise on the distribution between public sector institutions in England of intakes to initial teacher training for the period 1986–89. I cannot anticipate what advice the National Advisory body will submit in respect of individual institutions.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what progress is being made on moves to equalise the entitlement to pensions of teachers' widows and widowers; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what representations he has received concerning the entitlement to pensions and family benefits of male and female teachers, respectively; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what is his estimate of the cost of equalising the entitlement to pension and family benefits of men and 431W women teachers (a) expressed as a total sum and (b) expressed in relation to teachers' contributions to the superannuation fund.
§ Mr. DunnI refer the hon. Member to my replies on 22 April to the hon. Member for Woolwich (Mr. Cartwright) at column371.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list in the Official Report for the latest year for which figures are available (a) the number of teachers' widowers affected by the present rules on teacher's pension entitlement and (b) the average and total amount paid in pension to teachers' widows.
§ Mr. DunnThe number of teachers' widowers affected by the present rules on pension entitlement is not known. In the financial year 1984–85 the total paid in pension to teachers' widows was £12,837,306. The average widow's pension, calculated on the basis of 9,590 pensions paid in March 1985, was £1,433.50 per annum.