Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of Continuity of Education allowances for placements at (a) Eton College, (b) Winchester College, (c) Westminster School and (d) Millfield School in the last five years.
The table below details the cost to the public purse of Continuity of Education allowances for placements at Eton College, Winchester College and Millfield School in the last five years.
No Continuation of Education Allowance values were recorded for Westminster School.
Tax Year | Eton College- Windsor | Millfield School- Street | Winchester College- Winchester | Grand Total |
2017-18 | £230,294.70 | £607,592.36 | £95,605.83 | £933,492.89 |
2018-19 | £184,591.80 | £570,142.51 | £60,924.60 | £815,658.91 |
2019-20 | £115,259.00 | £617,390.25 | £84,904.40 | £817,553.65 |
2020-21 | £182,416.42 | £656,840.03 | £101,204.60 | £940,461.05 |
2021-22 | £172,603.50 | £665,306.84 | £94,164.00 | £932,074.34 |
Grand Total | £885,165.42 | £3,117,271.99 | £436,803.43 | £4,439,240.84 |
Actual costed value between 01 April and 31 March each year. Adjusted for Retrospective Payments and Collection of Overpayments.