Asked by: Mark Garnier (Conservative - Wyre Forest)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage recruitment of cadets.
Answered by Julian Brazier
We are determined that many more young people benefit from the Cadets experience. Hence we have committed an extra £50 million to increase the number of Cadet Units in schools across the UK to 500 by 2020.
More widely, the Community Cadet Forces continue to recruit new Cadets. Over 3,000 Community Cadet Force Units provide exceptional opportunities for over 131,000 young people to develop key life skills.
Asked by: Mark Garnier (Conservative - Wyre Forest)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution the UK plans to make to international efforts to train and equip Syrian moderate opposition forces.
Answered by Mark Francois - Shadow Minister (Defence)
As stated in the Written Ministerial Statement released to the House by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon) on 26 March 2015, the UK will be contributing trainers and headquarters staff to the Coalition efforts to train and equip the Syrian moderate opposition.
Asked by: Mark Garnier (Conservative - Wyre Forest)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the sale of the Government pipeline and storage systems.
Answered by Philip Dunne
I am pleased to confirm that I announced the sale of the Government pipelines and storage system via a Written Ministerial Statement on 20 March 2015 (Official Report, column 86-87WS).