§ 35. Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why the education allowance for those in the Foreign Service is substantially higher than for members 27 of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service; and if he will now bring the allowance for the latter into line with the former.
§ Mr. WoodGreater help is given to members of the Diplomatic Service in educating their children because members of the Overseas Civil Service normally spend longer periods in one place.
§ Mr. Bryant Godman IrvineWill my right hon. Friend bear in mind that the increasing fees which have to be paid for boarding school education in this country lead to a great deal of unhappiness between members of different services serving in the same territory for some period?
§ Mr. WoodI understand the difficulty of increasing school fees. Many people are affected by them. The difference arises from the Plowden Report, which made a distinction between the Diplomatic Service, on the one side, and the Overseas Civil Service, on the other.