§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the Service Children's Education Authority to complete its review of whether the Quantock school, Taunton, is suitable to remain on the MOD admissible schools list. [6178]
§ Mr. SoamesI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 11 December 1995,Official Report, column 478–79). It is expected that the review of the pastoral care at Quantock school by the Service Children's Education Authority will be completed by 31 March 1996.
§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11 December, what plans he has to bring to the attention of parents of children who benefit from the boarding school allowance the observation of the Service Children's Education Authority regarding the pastoral arrangements of Quantock school, Taunton. [6199]
§ Mr. SoamesSCEA provides on request an advisory service to all service parents on boarding school provision 981W in the United Kingdom. In the case of Quantock school, Taunton, SCEA will continue to provide a similar service. The final choice of school, however, is a matter of parental choice.
§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much each school on the MOD admissible schools list received from the service boarding school allowance. [6179]
§ Mr. SoamesThe information is not held centrally and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.