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Mr President.
My replies to the four questions raised are as follows :-
The Overseas Education Allowance Scheme was introduced in 1963 to enable children of overseas officers to continue education in their country of origin. In 1972, the scheme was extended to local officers on grounds of parity.
In 1994-95, 3683 children were in the scheme.
Within the time and resources available, we have not been able to identify the ranks of all the civil servants concerned. The number and ranks and terms of service of the civil servants concerned, broken down into salary bands, are as follows:
Salary Point
Local Officers
Overseas Officers
Total
MPS 1-9
107
107
>MPS 9 - MPS33
2011
5
2016
>MPS 33 - MPS 44
451
33
484
>MPS 44 - MPS 49
141
55
196
Directorate
114
94
208
Total
2824
187
3011
(The total is lower than (b) above because some officers have more than one child studying abroad.)
In 1995/96, about 4,000 children are estimated to be in the scheme at a cost of $322M. The great majority of them will be receiving education in the United Kingdom.
End/Wednesday, May 3, 1995
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