§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on private education and boarding school allowances for the children of personnel employed by his Department, in each of the last five years; and how many children had their fees paid in each of those years.
§ Mr. GoodladIn each of the last five years expenditure on boarding school allowances, and the number of children who attended boarding schools in the United Kingdom, was as follows:
Financial year £ million Number of children 1992–93 7.88 744 1991–92 7.73 880 1990–91 7.58 910 1989–90 7.21 988 1988–89 7.17 998 Expenditure on fee-paying schools for children educated locally at post was as follows:
Financial year £ million 1992–93 2.00 1991–92 1.80 1990–91 1.68 1989–90 1.58 1988–89 1.54 Details of the total number of children for whom such allowances were paid are not available.