§ 4. Sir D. Rentonasked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he is aware that civil servants employed 202W by his Department who have to move from one country to another changing appointments often find that their children's education is thereby interrupted; and what steps he proposes to take to help such civil servants to achieve continuity of their children's education.
§ Mr. PrenticeYes, but I am satisfied that existing arrangements for staff of my Department posted overseas are adequate. Such officers may leave their children in the U.K. with a guardian or at a boarding school, and allowances are payable in either case. If children accompany their parents overseas, free education is available in schools provided for families of the armed services, or fees charged by local schools will be reimbursed from public funds.