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Mr. Sims
asked the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent boarding-school fees are paid for the children of Army officers serving overseas; and if there is any ceiling on the figure.
Mr. Robert C. Brown
All ranks, whether serving at home or overseas, may claim boarding-school allowance—BSA—if they decide to send their children to a boarding school in the interests of maintaining continuity of education. Current annual maximum rates are:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | (e) | ||||||
| Department | Inefficiency | Limited efficiency | Redundancy | Discipline | Total | |||||
| Civil Service Department | … | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Cabinet Office | … | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| H. M. Customs and Excise | … | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ministry of Defence | … | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Department of Education and Science | … | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Department of Energy | … | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Department of the Environment | … | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Export Credits Guarantee Department | … | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Department of Health and Social Security | … | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Home Office | … | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Royal Mint | … | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Ministry of Overseas Development | … | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Paymaster General's Office | … | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| H. M. Treasury | … | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | … | 2 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 48 | ||||