§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current annual grant to pre-school playgroups for children of service families.
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§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThere is no direct MOD grant to individual pre-school playgroups for children of service families. The Ministry of Defence does fund a number of posts within the Pre-School Playgroups Association to provide co-ordination of the support to the PPA network of fieldworkers in British Forces Germany, and general support and guidance to playgroups in other overseas commands. This co-ordination ensures appropriate training and development of fieldworkers to promote good practice in pre-school playgroups in service locations. The grant made available to the PPA in the current financial year is £116,000.