Written question asked by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 January 1997. It was answered by Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 January 1997 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: What estimate she has made of the number of teachers in Devon who have taken early retirement; and what percentage did so on the grounds of ill-health, in each of the last five years. - Table given.

Answer: Mr. Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate she has made of the number of teachers in Devon who have taken early retirement; and what percentage did so on the grounds of ill health, in each of the past five years. [12009] Mrs. Gillan: The following table shows the information for teachers taking early retirement from the maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special sector in Devon. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Number of early retirements{1} Percentage retiring on ill-health grounds 1991-92 167 47 1992-93 196 42 1993-94 243 40 1994-95 216 54 1995-96 (provisional) 300 34 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Excludes those last recorded as in sixth form colleges.

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