Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish the scope and further details of the review he commissioned on the merits of a military ethos in education.

My hon. Friend the Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Robert Goodwill) will soon be undertaking an independent study that will look into the benefits of military ethos in schools. The Government's Cadet Expansion Programme has already proven that it can increase social mobility and help disadvantaged children reach their potential. My hon. Friend's study has not been commissioned by the Ministry of Defence.