Written questions

Armed Forces: Children

Commons · Question 63842 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Amanda Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for support for education professionals working with armed forces children; and what steps he is taking to ensure that funding in this a

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 7 Jul 2025

Understanding that education is a devolved matter, the Secretary of State for Defence does not issue core funding to educational settings for Service children.However, the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Armed Forces Families Fund provides additional funding ...