To 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]

The Working Group is made up of representatives of:Department for Education and EmploymentGovernment Actuary's DepartmentChairman and Secretary of the Teachers' Panel of the Teachers' Superannuation Working PartyNational Union of TeachersAssociation of Teachers and LecturersNational Association of Head TeachersSecondary Heads AssociationNational Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women TeachersNational Association of Teachers in Further and Higher EducationSecretary of the Employers' Panel of the Teachers' Superannuation Working PartyNational Employers' Organisation for School TeachersSixth Form Colleges' Employers' ForumAssociation of CollegesUniversities and Colleges Employers AssociationGrant-maintained Schools Advisory CommitteeIndependent 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.