§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many children of diplomatic staff were both educated and boarded at independent schools whilst being financed by the diplomatic wing of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in each year since 1978–79.
§ Mr. EggarThe information requested for the diplomatic wing of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office including communications department staff is set out in the table:
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Year Number of children 1978–79 as at March 1979 1,748 1979–80 as at November 1979 1,681 1982–83 as at March 1983 1,491 1983–84 as at March 1984 1,368 1984–85 as at March 1985 1,336 1985–86 as at September 1985 1,349 Figures for 1980 to 1981 and 1981 to 1982 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.