PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Armed Forces: Private Education (13 September 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 44194, how many and what proportion of the total number of successful claims for the continuity of education allowance in 2015-16 were made by (a) officers and (b) other ranks.

Asked by:
Clive Lewis (Labour)

In Financial Year 2015-16, there were 3,670 successful claims for Continuity of Education Allowance of which 2,190 were from officers and 1,480 were from other ranks. This equates to a proportion of 60:40. All numbers are rounded.

Answered by:
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
10 October 2016