Question follow-through · 27293
Armed Forces: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the termly rates and (b) expanding the eligibility criteria for the Continuity of Education Allowance.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the termly rates and (b) expanding the eligibility criteria for the Continuity of Education Allowance.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence recognises the unique circumstances faced by our Service personnel and that frequent mobility can disrupt children’s education. Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) helps by providing the children of Service personnel with a sta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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