§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pupils had their fees paid under Her Majesty's forces boarding school allowance scheme in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. FreemanConsistent and reliable information on numbers of children for whom boarding school allowance has been paid is only readily available since 1983–84. The information requested since then is:
Children for whom boarding school allowance has been claimed 1983–84 20,871 1984–85 21,043 1985–86 21,092 1986–87 21,286 1987–88 21,582
§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of Her Majesty's forces boarding school allowance scheme in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. FreemanConsistent and reliable information on the cost of the forces boarding school allowance scheme is only readily available since 1983–84. The costs for each year since then are:
£ million 1983–84 72.651 1984–85 77.878 1985–86 85.007 1986–87 93.601 1987–88 106.588