A question on #ArmedForces #Cadets tabled by Ben Obese-Jecty on 16-06-2025 has been answered by Al Carns.

Heading: Armed Forces: Cadets
Question ID: 1813192
UIN: 60205
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-16
Asking Member ID: 5089
Asking Member display name: Ben Obese-Jecty
Asking Member handle: BenObeseJecty
Asking Member Twitter reference: @BenObeseJecty
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new cadet detachments will the Cadet Expansion Programme create in (a) schools and (b) communities in 2025/26.
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Date answered: 2025-06-20
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Answering Member ID: 5235
Answering Member display name: Al Carns
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Al Carns
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Answer text: The Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP) is a joint Department for Education and Ministry of Defence initiative, underway since 2012, which aims to increase the number of cadet units in schools, and the number of cadets within those units. The CEP does not cov...
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Answering body ID: 11
Answering body name: Ministry of Defence
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