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Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment for each of the years 1988–89 to 1998–99, what has been the overall annual percentage increase in the teachers' pension award. [39026]
Dr. Howells
Public service pensions are increased under the annual Pensions Increase Orders. The annual percentage increases are given in the following table:
| Effective date | Percentage increase |
| 11 April 1988 | 4.2 |
| 10 April 1989 | 5.9 |
| 9 April 1990 | 7.6 |
| 8 April 1991 | 10.9 |
| 6 April 1992 | 4.1 |
| 12 April 1993 | 3.6 |
| 11 April 1994 | 1.8 |
| 10 April 1995 | 2.2 |
| 8 April 1996 | 3.9 |
| 7 April 1997 | 2.1 |
| 6 April 1998 | 3.6 |