§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers in(a) England and (b) Wales have taken early retirement in each of the years since 1979 on grounds of (i) redundancy/interests of efficiency and (ii) health.
§ Mr. FallonSeparate figures in respect of ill-health retirements from(a) England and (b) Wales are riot readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The information relating to premature retirement figures, together with the total number of ill-health retirements, is as follows:
Financial year Interests of efficiency Redundancy Total England 1979–80 2,106 1,106 3,122 1980–81 4,092 1,753 5,845 1981–82 5,391 2,796 8,187 1982–83 6,165 2,492 8,657 1983–84 5,839 2,769 8,608 1984–85 6,682 3,129 9,811 1985–86 6,776 2,700 9,476 1986–87 6,547 1,860 8,407 1987–88 5,591 1,460 7,051 1988–89 8,357 3,222 11,579 1989–90 8,947 2,595 11,542 Wales 1979–80 336 20 356 1980–81 456 40 496 1981–82 754 62 816 1982–83 698 94 792 1983–84 610 34 644 1984–85 830 34 864 1985–86 677 83 760 1986–87 593 98 691 1987–88 455 47 5–2 1988–89 614 167 781 1989–90 686 80 766
Ill-health retirements England and Wales Financial year Number 1979–80 1,617 1980–81 1,449 1981–82 1,582 1982–83 1,910 1983–84 2,170 1984–85 2,447 1985–86 2,698 1986–87 2,736 1987–88 2,551 1988–89 3,412 1989–90 4,123