Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 84656
Armed Forces: Private Education
Tabled: 23 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the average cost of an individual school place in a UK private school for a child of service personnel since the introduction of VAT on school fees.
Answer
Louise Sandher-JonesThe Ministry of Defence does not hold information on the average cost of private school places for Service personnel in general. The Department collects data only for those Service personnel in receipt of the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA); some ...
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