Question follow-through · 17969
Cadets: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of new cadets joining military cadet forces in 2026.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 4 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
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of new cadets joining military cadet forces in 2026.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government fully recognises the benefits of cadets. Participation in the Cadet Forces has significant positive impacts on young people, increasing their performance at school, and improving their employment and career prospects.The Strategic Defence R...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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