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Question follow-through · 7842

Armed Forces: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel receive the Continuity of Education Allowance.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
14 Oct 2024
Answer
14 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel receive the Continuity of Education Allowance.

  2. 14 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the unique circumstances faced by our serving personnel and that frequent mobility can disrupt children’s education. The Continuity of Education Allowance helps by providing the children of serving personnel with a...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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