I hope the right hon. Gentleman will help us to secure a concession. I have been given to understand hat a Bill to consolidate the various Teachers' Superannuation Acts will be introduced early next Session. If the Minister cannot do anything now I hope he will do something then to make a reasonable concession to what I think is a reasonable demand.

Finally, I would point out that it may not be possible even for a man who has done his year's National Service, and who serves as a teacher until he is 61, 62 or 63, to complete his 40 years' service, because there are some local authorities, especially in South Wales, which have passed by-laws making the retirement of teachers compulsory at the age of 60. This means that no teacher performing his year's National Service could ever draw his full pension. I hope the Government will make a concession to what, I submit, is a very reasonable demand.