Asked by: Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour - Life peer)
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.
Answered by Earl of Minto - Shadow Minister (Defence)
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
Oct. 29 2008
Source Page: The Government’s Response to the Report of Inquiry into National Recognition of our Armed Forces. 28 p.Found: Recommendation 26: Increase in Combined Cadet Forces in Comprehensive Schools.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many combined cadet forces ceased operating in (a) state and (b) independent schools in each region since 2010.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
The requested information is only available from 2012. The number of Combined Cadet Force units that ceased operating in (a) State and (b) Independent Schools between 2012 and early 2024 are as follows:
Region | Independent | State |
East Anglia | 1 | 2 |
East Midlands | 1 | 3 |
Greater London | 0 | 2 |
North East | 1 | 6 |
North West | 1 | 5 |
South East | 2 | 4 |
South West | 0 | 12 |
West Midlands | 0 | 2 |
Yorkshire and Humberside | 0 | 5 |
Scotland | 0 | 0 |
Wales | 0 | 0 |
Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 |
Found: (2) This Act comes into force at the end of the period of nine months beginning with the day on which
Apr. 12 2024
Source Page: 14 people recognised by His Majesty’s Lord- Lieutenant of GwentFound: Major Ehsan Iqbal of Gwent and Powys Army Cadet Force; Pilot Officer Sarah Louise Beach, and Warrant
Mentions:
1: James Sunderland (Con - Bracknell) in Guildford, the combined cadet force at my school deployed to Okehampton for its Easter camp. - Speech Link
2: James Sunderland (Con - Bracknell) Training Corps locally; it is a real opportunity.As for the Combined Cadet Force, there are two detachments - Speech Link
3: Andrew Murrison (Con - South West Wiltshire) In the last year, we have developed a Combined Cadet Force engagement and communication framework. - Speech Link
Mar. 26 2024
Source Page: Twelve people recognised by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of ClwydFound: Force; Major Charmaine Lloyd of Clwyd and Gwynedd Army Cadet Force and Staff Sergeant Instructor Stephen
Dec. 24 2024
Source Page: I. Letter dated 17/12/2024 from Alistair Carns MP, Minister for Veterans and People to Maj Gen (Retd) Simon Lalor regarding the External Scrutiny Team’s (EST) 2024 report, includes annex with responses to EST report recommendations. 5p. II. Council of Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations. The United Kingdom Reserve Forces External Scrutiny Team annual statutory report 2024. 68p.Found: of what force is required for warfighting.
Dec. 17 2024
Source Page: Council of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations Scrutiny Team annual statutory report: 2024Found: of what force is required for warfighting.
Written Evidence Feb. 04 2025
Inquiry: The Armed Forces CovenantFound: Force Adult Volunteers.