Diplomatic Service (School Fees)

HC Deb 05 July 1993 vol 228 cc26-7W

Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the cost to public funds of school fees for children of persons working in the diplomatic service in each year for the last 10 years.

Mr. Goodlad

The cost to public funds of boarding school fees in the United Kingdom, and day school fees at posts overseas, for children of diplomatic service officers in each year since 1983–84 has been:

	£ million
1983–84	6.94
1984–85	7.46
1985–86	7.63

	£ million
1986–87	8.11
1987–88	8.53
1988–89	8.61
1989–90	8.69
1990–91	9.19
1991–92	9.45
1992–93	9.82