§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average cost of the school place provided for the children of service personnel in independent and private schools in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. HanleyThe MOD provides support to service parents for the education of their children by means of boarding school allowance; this is paid to assist eligible service parents in providing a stable education for their children in the face of the domestic turbulence frequently encountered in service life. The average amounts of boarding school allowance paid per service child for the years in question were:
Year £ 1990–91 5,897 1991–92 7,117 1992–93 7,719
§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost of sending children of service personnel to independent or private schools in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. HanleyThe total cost to the MOD of boarding school allowance for the years in question was:
Year £ million 1990–91 105.61 1991–92 115.35 1992–93 116.72
§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the number of children of service personnel in(a) Devon and (b) Cornwall whose place at independent or private schools were paid for by his Department, in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. HanleyInformation on the locations of children of service parents claiming boarding school allowance is not collected annually. The most recent figures, for 1992, are:
Number a. Devon 640 b. Cornwall 211