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Written Question
Armed Forces: Cadets
Thursday 23rd March 2017

Asked by: Michael Gove (Conservative - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the combined cadet forces (CCF) that are in receipt of funding from the public purse that are based in fee-paying independent schools; and how much funding each such CCF receives.

Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

The requested information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

The funding support which the Ministry of Defence provides for Combined Cadet Forces (CCF) units is based on the number of active cadets and the number of single Service sections within the unit, irrespective of whether the unit is in an independent or state school. State schools will receive the same funding support for their CCFs as fee-paying schools with the same number of cadets and single Service sections.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Cadets
Thursday 23rd March 2017

Asked by: Michael Gove (Conservative - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which combined cadet forces (CCF) based in state comprehensive schools received funds from the public purse in the last three years; and how much of those funds each such CCF received in each of those years.

Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

The requested information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

The funding support which the Ministry of Defence provides for Combined Cadet Forces (CCF) units is based on the number of active cadets and the number of single Service sections within the unit, irrespective of whether the unit is in an independent or state school. State schools will receive the same funding support for their CCFs as fee-paying schools with the same number of cadets and single Service sections.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Cadets
Wednesday 22nd March 2017

Asked by: Michael Gove (Conservative - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of his Department's budget is spent on cadet forces; and how much of that amount is spent on (a) fee-paying and (b) state schools.

Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

The latest assessment of the cost to Defence of funding the four Ministry of Defence (MOD) sponsored Cadet Forces was for Financial Year (FY) 2013-14 when the total was £179.15 million. This figure includes a cost of £30.144 million for delivering the Combined Cadet Force in schools; however, the MOD does not hold information in a format which would allow a ready breakdown of this figure between fee-paying and state schools. The figures provided include the costs of wider training infrastructure, capital expense, regional support and Headquarters costs.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Cadets
Thursday 9th February 2017

Asked by: Michael Gove (Conservative - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which independent schools receive funds from his Department to support cadet forces; how much each of those schools received in 2015-16; and how much each of those schools will received in 2016-17.

Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) supports cadet units in independent and state schools in a number of ways, including the provision of uniforms, weapons and equipment and ration packs. Specific examples are detailed below:

  • Schools usually employ a School Staff Instructor (SSI) to help manage and administer the cadet unit. SSIs can claim 51 days of Volunteer Allowance per year from the MOD, with the school paying for any additional days they need.
  • The MOD also provides a ‘Consolidated Grant’ to each Combined Cadet Force (CCF) contingent. The amount varies, but for 2016-17 the allocation was £513 per CCF, plus £20 per cadet.

Please note that while such items and support are provided by the MOD the funding is not provided directly from the MOD to schools. In the examples highlighted above the funding is paid directly to the individual or the CCF.

The only funding which goes direct to schools is through the Cadet Bursary Fund (CBF). The CBF is available to state schools which have opened cadet units under the joint MOD/Department for Education (DfE) Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP). The CBF was set up by the DfE and is managed by a registered charity, the Combined Cadet Force Association. However, the funding for the CBF is not provided from the budget of either Department.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Cadets
Thursday 9th February 2017

Asked by: Michael Gove (Conservative - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which state schools receive funds from his Department to support cadet forces; how much each school received in 2015-16; and how much each school will receive in 2016-17.

Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) supports cadet units in independent and state schools in a number of ways, including the provision of uniforms, weapons and equipment and ration packs. Specific examples are detailed below:

  • Schools usually employ a School Staff Instructor (SSI) to help manage and administer the cadet unit. SSIs can claim 51 days of Volunteer Allowance per year from the MOD, with the school paying for any additional days they need.
  • The MOD also provides a ‘Consolidated Grant’ to each Combined Cadet Force (CCF) contingent. The amount varies, but for 2016-17 the allocation was £513 per CCF, plus £20 per cadet.

Please note that while such items and support are provided by the MOD the funding is not provided directly from the MOD to schools. In the examples highlighted above the funding is paid directly to the individual or the CCF.

The only funding which goes direct to schools is through the Cadet Bursary Fund (CBF). The CBF is available to state schools which have opened cadet units under the joint MOD/Department for Education (DfE) Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP). The CBF was set up by the DfE and is managed by a registered charity, the Combined Cadet Force Association. However, the funding for the CBF is not provided from the budget of either Department.


Written Question
Type 45 Destroyers
Thursday 15th December 2016

Asked by: Michael Gove (Conservative - Surrey Heath)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of refitting the six Type 45 destroyers with intercoolers capable of operating in warm climates.

Answered by Harriett Baldwin

We announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 that we would improve the availability of our Type 45 Destroyers. As part of the Power Improvement Project for Type 45, the Ministry of Defence is planning to improve system resilience by adding upgraded diesel generators to provide further electrical generation capacity.

For current cost estimates, I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 September 2016 (to Question 46180) to the hon. Member for Strangford (Mr Shannon).