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<p>The table shows approximately how much the Department has spent in each Financial
Year since 2010 on teaching English to Service personnel. It is difficult to give
exact figures as, in some cases, the cost of English tuition cannot be separated from
that for other tuition areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year
£ million</td><td>2010-11</td><td>2011-12</td><td>2012-13</td><td>2013-14</td></tr><tr><td>Expenditure</td><td>£1.637</td><td>£1.667</td><td>£1.695</td><td>£1.735</td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>In addition, for those who speak English as a second language the Ministry
of Defence has spent the following amounts on ‘English Speakers of Other Languages’
assessments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year</td><td>2010-11</td><td>2011-12</td><td>2012-13</td><td>2013-14</td></tr><tr><td>Expenditure</td><td>£13,943</td><td>£71,628</td><td>£43,159</td><td>£22,646</td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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