Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the cost to the public purse of private school fees for children of civilian employees in the financial year 2022-23; and and if he will provide a breakdown by pay grade of those who claimed that funding.
From 31 March 2022 to 31 March 2023 £369,810.65 has been paid for the provision of boarding school or day school allowance in areas where there are no MOD schools or the curriculum does not provide appropriate courses.
The pay grade of staff who have claimed this allowance are broken down in the table below. Please note that ~ denotes a number fewer than 5.
Grade | Number |
Head Teacher | ~ |
Assistant Head Teacher | ~ |
Teacher | 10 |
SEO | ~ |
HEO | ~ |
Engineer | ~ |
Physiotherapist | ~ |
Education | ~ |