§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the expenditure in the most recent convenient year on support for combined cadet forces at (a) independent schools, (b) direct grant schools, (c) maintained secondary schools, and (d) other establishments.
§ Mr. William RodgersIn 1973–74 the total cost of the Combined Cadet Force was about £18 million. The force is based on 274 schools and it is not possible to attribute a proportion of cost to each 609W school or, therefore, to any group of schools. However, I shall write to my hon. Friend giving him the numbers of each type of school as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost to the taxpayer in a full year of paying for potential officer cadets at independent schools in the most recent convenient year.
§ Mr. William RodgersIn 1973–74 the cost of grants towards school fees in respect of pupils at independent schools who were holders of Service scholarships was a little under £30,000.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Defence what he estimates to be the total annual disbursements paid by his Department to independent schools.
§ Mr. William RodgersThere are no regular payments from Defence Votes direct to schools, as distinct from payments to individual parents and scholars, or payments to the Combined Cadet Force.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many potential officer cadets his Department is paying for at independent schools.
§ Mr. William Rodgers:The parents of 136 holders of Service scholarships who are pupils at independent schools are at present receiving grants towards their school fees.
§ Mr. Christopher Priceasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT (a) the independent schools,(b) the maintained secondary schools, and (c) the direct grant schools at which his Department makes arrangements for the education of potential officer cadets.
§ Mr. William RodgersScholarships are not awarded at particular schools. Any boy at any school which offers A-level courses may be awarded a Service scholarship. Besides the 136 scholarship holders at present attending independent schools, another 23 attend direct grant schools, and a further 205 attend other types of school.