Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to visit cadet detachments in Northern Ireland during 2018; and if he will make a statement.
As Minister with responsibility for Cadets, I commend the good work Cadet forces do in Northern Ireland and welcome invitations to visit its Cadet establishments. I met with a number of Cadet detachments during a Remembrance event in Northern Ireland in 2017. I have no immediate plans to visit Cadet detachments in Northern Ireland in 2018, but I would be very happy to consider such visits in the future.