§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was the average cost to his Department of the school places provided for the children of service personnel in independent and private schools in each of the last five years; [17932]
(2) how many pupils have benefited from the boarding school allowance in each of the past five years. [17931]
§ Mr. Soames[holding answer 27 February 1997]: The average cost of places in independent and private schools provided by my Department through the boarding school allowance scheme and special educational needs allowance in each of the last five years was as follows:
- 1991–92: £7,116 per place
- 1992–93: £7,720 per place
- 1993–94: £9,040 per place
- 1994–95: £9,438 per place
- 1995–96: £10,337 per place
For figures of the number of service children who have benefited from boarding school allowance, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 26 November 1996, Official Report, columns 195–96.