Question follow-through · 23128

Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 16717 on Armed Forces: Cadets, what external organisations other than (a) existing cadets and (b) adult volunteers he is consulting to help expand numbers.

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 10 Jan 2025
Target answer date: 15 Jan 2025
Answer: 15 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline

10 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December to Question 16717 on Armed Forces: Cadets, what external organisations other than (a) existing cadets and (b) adult volunteers he is consulting to help expand numbers.
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jan 2025
Answer published
A discussion held in December 2024 canvassed opinion from a wide range of existing cadet advocates, including senior military leaders, Honorary Colonels, Lord Lieutenants, council leaders and representatives from education and academia, as to what activit...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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