Question follow-through · 57466

Armed Forces: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to develop understanding of the armed forces among young people in schools.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
13 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to develop understanding of the armed forces among young people in schools.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Cadets can be an excellent opportunity for enrichment and welcomes the Ministry of Defence (MoD)-commissioned University of Northampton report which explores the benefits of a cadet unit in schools, which is available here: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/w...

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