Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14224

Armed Forces: Cadets

Tabled: 13 November 2024
Answered: 22 November 2024

Question

Mr Calvin Bailey

LabourLeyton and Wanstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing 16-18 scholarships for young people participating in cadet programmes.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The government, through the Ministry of Defence, provides in the region of £180 million to support cadets schemes. The Cadet Expansion Programme will receive £3.6 million in government funding for this academic year and through to the 2033/2034 financial ...

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