HC Deb 16 January 1995 vol 252 cc285-6W
Mr. Jamieson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many children of employees of his Department currently attend private or independent schools and have their fees funded by his Department.

Mr. Baldry

Some 746 children of diplomatic service and ODA staff currently attend boarding schools in the United Kingdom. Details of the total number of children attending fee-paying schools at posts overseas are not available.

Mr. Jamieson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the total costs to his Department of funding the children of employees of his Department who attend private or independent schools in each of the last five years.

Mr. Baldry

In each of the last five years expenditure on children attending boarding schools in the United Kingdom was as follows:

Financial Year £ million
1993–94 8.69
1992–93 7.88
1991–92 7.73
1990–91 7.58
1989–90 7.21

Expenditure on children attending fee-paying schools overseas was as follows:

Financial year £ million
1993–94 2.31
1992–93 2.00
1991–92 1.80
1990–91 1.68
1989–90 1.58

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