Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) financial and (b) other support his Department provides to the Sea Cadets.
The Government and the Royal Navy support the Sea Cadets financially through a Grant in Aid payment. This is currently £10.5 million for this financial year and is paid to the Marine Society and Sea Cadets and through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This MOU sets out the further support with regards to the provision of personnel, accommodation, training and the related facilities on the Ministry of Defence estate.