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Armed Forces: Private Education

Commons · Question 5992 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 16 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many children of military service personnel are educated in independent schools under the Continuity of Education Allowance programme, by region.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 16 Oct 2024

The Ministry of Defence does not hold data on region or type of school for those Service personnel who claim Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA); however, I can confirm that 2,678 Service personnel claimed CEA for 4,021 Service children in Academic Ye...