HC Deb 26 February 1997 vol 291 c261W
30. Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards premature retirement in educational institutions. [16085]

Mrs. Gillan

The Government's policy is that education employers should be accountable for the cost of their decisions on premature retirement. The Government intend premature retirement to continue to be available as a management tool, and have made funds available for that purpose.