§ Mr. Traceyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of the children of parents serving in the armed forces being educated at independent boarding schools in the United Kingdom, including making an allowance for tax clawback.
§ Mr. StanleyThe estimated cost of boarding school allowance, including the element for tax liability, for the children of parents serving in the armed forces being educated at independent boarding schools in the United Kingdom in the school year 1982–83 is £57.5 million.
§ Mr. Traceyasked the Secretary of State for Defence in respect of how many children of parents who are serving in the armed forces being educated in independent boarding schools in the United Kingdom an allowance is made by his Department.
§ Mr. StanleyFor the school year 1982–83, boarding school allowance was paid for some 17,000 children of parents serving in the armed forces who were being educated in independent boarding schools in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Traceyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many children of parents who are serving in the armed forces are at boarding schools in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. StanleyThe only information available to my Department relates to the number of children in respect of whom boarding school allowance is payable. For the school year 1982–83, boarding school allowance was paid for some 21,000 children of parents serving in the armed forces who were being educated at boarding schools in the United Kingdom.