§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will allow teachers to include their national service years in calculation of their pension arrangements if their entry into the teaching profession was delayed by national service.
§ Mrs. RumboldNo. My right hon. Friend has no intention of altering the present arrangements whereby teachers, in common with all other public servants, can count their national service for pension purposes only if it interrupted pensionable service.