§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment who are the members of the teachers' pension scheme long-term examination working group; when it last met; when it is due to meet next; and when its final report is due to be submitted to ministers. [79823]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Working Group is made up of representatives of:
Department for Education and Employment
Government Actuary's Department
Chairman and Secretary of the Teachers' Panel of the Teachers' Superannuation Working Party
National Union of Teachers
Association of Teachers and Lecturers
National Association of Head Teachers
Secondary Heads Association
National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education
Secretary of the Employers' Panel of the Teachers' Superannuation Working Party
National Employers' Organisation for School Teachers
Sixth Form Colleges' Employers' Forum
Association of Colleges
Universities and Colleges Employers Association
Grant-maintained Schools Advisory Committee
Independent Schools Council.
The Working Group last met on 10 December 1998. I have received the Working Group's report and am currently considering its conclusions and recommendations. No dates have been set for further meetings of the Working Group.