Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 11294

Armed Forces: Cadets

Tabled: 28 October 2024
Answered: 5 November 2024

Question

Neil O'Brien

ConservativeHarborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential impact of the ending of support payments on the provision of combined cadet forces in state schools.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The government, through the Ministry of Defence, provides in the region of £180 million to support cadets schemes. The Department for Education has contributed up to £1.1 million annually since the academic year 2021/22. This has provided some additional ...

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