Question follow-through · 122881
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in her Department are in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 23 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in her Department are in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance.
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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26 Mar 2026
Answer published
Under the long-standing arrangements for continuity of education, 237 officers received Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) in academic year 2024-25. This figure represents approximately 11 per cent of officers posted overseas. Eligibility for CEA is ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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