Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 21581

Armed Forces: Private Education

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

ConservativeGosport

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the uplift in Continuity of Education allowance for costs associated with VAT on independent school fees.

Answer

Al Carns
Following the budget statement by the Chancellor on 30 October 2024, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) confirmed it would carry out an in-year re-rating of the continuity of education allowance (CEA), which is a contribution towards boarding education. The me...

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