Sir Alan Duncan corrected a written answer on Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education
Emily Thornberry (Labour, Islington South and Finsbury) asked written question 196150 on 27 November 2018. Sir Alan Duncan answered on 3 December 2018 for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Sir Alan Duncan corrected the answer on 18 March 2019. The figure 393 in the original became 541 in the correction, higher by 148. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many children had their private school fees paid by his Department at (a) schools in the UK and (b) schools overseas in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Original and corrected answer
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| Original | Corrected |
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| In Financial Year 2016/2017, the FCO funded the private school fees for the following number of children: (a) At schools in the UK: (b) At schools overseas: 1074 | In Financial Year 2016/2017, the FCO funded the private school fees for the following number of children: (a) At schools in the UK: 541 (b) At schools overseas: 1074 |
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Receipt
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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