§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money the Government paid in 1982–83 to independent schools in the form of boarding allowances in respect of the education of the children of diplomatic staff.
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§ Mr. WhitneyThe total cost to the diplomatic service wing of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including communications departments, in 1982–83 for boarding school allowances was £7,465,177.
The 1982–83 costs reflect a change in the method and timing of payment from monthly to termly in advance. As a once and for all result, the equivalent of 15 months' payments were made in the 12-month period.