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Boarding Education (Children Of Service Personnel)

Volume 942: debated on Tuesday 17 January 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated cost to local authorities of

The information for Great Britain in 1976–77 excluding students in private sector further education colleges is as follows:paying for boarding education for the children of Service personnel.

I regret that the information requested is not available. Any assistance given to Service personnel in addition to the boarding school allowance paid by the Ministry of Defence is entirely at the discretion of the local authority concerned.