Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total number of young people in the cadet forces in the UK.
The latest available data for Cadets as at 1 April 2023, showed there to be 83,170 individuals in the Community Cadet Force, and 50,950 individuals in the Combined Cadet Force.
Figures for total Cadets can be found in the Ministry of Defence Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics publication:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-sponsored-cadet-forces-statistics-index