Member

It is against that difficult background that boarding schools must now work in assisting families and children in need, to whom they have long been especially important. That surely points towards special consideration being given to them in two key areas, for which these two amendments would provide. Amendment 69A would recognise their unique role in providing for the children of service families and of others on whom the work of government depends at home and abroad. Amendment 69B would recognise the crucial part they play in transforming the prospects of children in care, who are suited to a boarding education. Such children can thrive in boarding schools, loving the wide range of opportunities they provide.