§ Lord O'Haganasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the assistance provided towards educational costs for (i) civil servants, (ii) diplomats, (iii) the armed forces and (iv) British EEC officials serving abroad.
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§ Lord LyellThe assistance provided towards educational costs for civil servants, diplomats and members of the armed forces when serving abroad is mainly in the form of boarding school allowances within fixed maxima. The current maxima are set out below:
£ per year Civil servants and armed forces First and second child 2,238 Third child 2,661 Fourth and subsequent children 2,772 Diplomatic service (each child, depending upon school attended) Boys senior 3,678 Girls senior 3,530 Boys junior 3,310 Girls junior 3.177 Apart from the differences in rates between civil servants and members of the armed forces, on the one hand, and diplomats, on the other, there are also other significant differences between the two groups and also between all three groups in the rules governing eligibility for boarding school allowances. Unlike United Kingdom civil servants, diplomats and members of Her Majesty's armed forces, British officials in the EC Institutions are not employees of Her Majesty's Government and we do not therefore assist directly with their educational costs. I understand that officials in the EC institutions receive an educational allowance, currently BF 4,360 per eligible child per month.