Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum level of Continuity of Education Allowance payments provided by his Department was for (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils in the financial year 2022-23.

This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. This is because the Joint Personnel Administration system does not record the stage of education on individual claims.

JSP 752 details maximum rates payable per term, with effect from 1 August 2022, for each stage of education as follows:

Primary £6,380

Secondary £8,047

The figures have been taken from the published information available on the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-752-tri-service-regulations-for-expenses-and-allowances