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Written Question
Armed Forces: Private Education
Friday 27th September 2024

Asked by: Lord Lamont of Lerwick (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of school fees paid in the last year by the Government for UK private education for the children of military personnel serving overseas.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The cost of Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) overall for FY 2023/24 for the Ministry of Defence was £88.35 million. Of the total contributed in FY 2023/24, £13.9 million was to Service Personnel serving overseas; this equates to 16% of MOD's total spend of the allowance.

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