§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the total number of school teachers in each regional and divisional education authority who, in 1987, retired early due to ill health; if he will list these figures showing a breakdown per age and per sex; and if he will list comparable figures for 1982 and 1977.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation is not available centrally in the form requested. The table sets out the figures by age and sex, of members of the Scottish teachers' superannuation scheme aged under 60 who retired on grounds of ill health for the years ending on 31 March 1978 and 1983 as well as the provisional figures for the year ending on 31 March 1987, the last year for which figures are available.
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1978 1983 1987 Age Male Female Male Female Male Female 51 to 55 16 13 17 43 24 43 56 to 59 16 26 23 32 31 44 TOTAL 43 57 56 101 82 134