Question follow-through · 60555

Cadets

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that community and school cadet expansion plans (a) do not conflict and (b) maximise (i) coverage and (ii) the use of resources.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 19 Jun 2025
Answer: 25 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

17 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that community and school cadet expansion plans (a) do not conflict and (b) maximise (i) coverage and (ii) the use of resources.
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jun 2025
Answer published
The recently published Strategic Defence Review recommended an expansion of in-school and community-based Cadet Forces across the country by 30% by 2030. Planning for this is underway with further detail to follow and as we move forward, we will ensure th...

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