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100351

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter dated 1 August 2014 from the Secretary of State for Defence to the Defence Committee, published in that Committee's Seventh Special Report of Session 2014-15, HC 387, Appendix B, if he will place in the Library a copy of the full analysis undertaken by the Adjutant General into the cost effectiveness of recruiting under-18's
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	211635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The document requested is being reviewed. Once the review is complete, it will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 28/10/2014 16:39:44 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

167714

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the regular Army annual recruitment target is for each year from 2014-15 to 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	217015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The Army's recruiting targets are determined by training requirements. The regular targets for 2014-15 are around 710 officers and 9,350 soldiers.</p><p>The recruiting requirement for future years has not yet been set. It will be dependent on the most up-to-date available data on wastage rates and training duration.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 09/12/2014 17:29:10 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

227502

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 223160, how the armed forces communicate the requirements of recruiters in respect of briefing candidates and their parents on the terms and conditions of military service.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	227583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>As stated in question 223160, it is Ministry of Defence policy that all three Services must obtain the written consent of a parent or guardian for candidates under the age of 18 before an application to join the Armed Forces can be processed.</p><p>Each of the single Services has their own recruitment and selection policy document which sets out the responsibility of the recruiters, including the specific duty of care which should be provided to candidates who are under 18 years of age.</p><p>In respect of the Royal Navy, this document is the BR3 (part 4 - Recruiting), for the Army it is the Recruiting Orders Group Instructions and for the RAF it is Air Publication 3391 - The Royal Air Force Manual of Recruiting and Selection. Each of these documents is available to recruiting personnel on the Ministry of Defence Intranet or their specific training sites.</p><p>In addition to these recruitment policy documents, training for recruiters is undertaken by the respective Service training staff; this also provides specific guidance on the recruitment of candidates under the age of 18.</p><p>Through the recruiting and training pipelines, regulations and safeguards are in place to protect candidates under age 18.</p><p>In the Army, significant effort is made to ensure that all candidates (pre-enlistment), recruits (post-enlistment) and parents/guardians understand them. Recruiting staff inform candidates and their parents/guardians of the relevant policies and regulations applied throughout the recruiting process.</p><p>Parental/guardian consent is also required during the application process for any candidate under age 18; if successful through the recruiting process, parental/guardian consent is also required to process the formal notice that a candidate has been offered a job, which includes an outline of the 'Discharge As Of Right' process and subsequent Terms of Service.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier grouped question UIN 227584 question first answered 24/03/2015 17:29:13 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

227503

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2015 to Question 223160, by what mechanism the armed forces provide a full explanation of the terms and conditions of military service to army candidates and their parents.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	227584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>As stated in question 223160, it is Ministry of Defence policy that all three Services must obtain the written consent of a parent or guardian for candidates under the age of 18 before an application to join the Armed Forces can be processed.</p><p>Each of the single Services has their own recruitment and selection policy document which sets out the responsibility of the recruiters, including the specific duty of care which should be provided to candidates who are under 18 years of age.</p><p>In respect of the Royal Navy, this document is the BR3 (part 4 - Recruiting), for the Army it is the Recruiting Orders Group Instructions and for the RAF it is Air Publication 3391 - The Royal Air Force Manual of Recruiting and Selection. Each of these documents is available to recruiting personnel on the Ministry of Defence Intranet or their specific training sites.</p><p>In addition to these recruitment policy documents, training for recruiters is undertaken by the respective Service training staff; this also provides specific guidance on the recruitment of candidates under the age of 18.</p><p>Through the recruiting and training pipelines, regulations and safeguards are in place to protect candidates under age 18.</p><p>In the Army, significant effort is made to ensure that all candidates (pre-enlistment), recruits (post-enlistment) and parents/guardians understand them. Recruiting staff inform candidates and their parents/guardians of the relevant policies and regulations applied throughout the recruiting process.</p><p>Parental/guardian consent is also required during the application process for any candidate under age 18; if successful through the recruiting process, parental/guardian consent is also required to process the formal notice that a candidate has been offered a job, which includes an outline of the 'Discharge As Of Right' process and subsequent Terms of Service.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier grouped question UIN 227583 question first answered 24/03/2015 17:29:13 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416246

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many state school Combined Cadet Forces have been set up under the Cadet Expansion Programme in each year since 2012; and how many such forces are (a) new units and (b) partnerships with existing units.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	8448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The number of state school cadet units set up under the Cadet Expansion Programme (CEP) in each year since 2012, either as new stand-alone units, or in partnership with existing units is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>New Units</p></td><td><p>Partnership units</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Although most of the new cadet units in schools set up under the CEP are Combined Cadet Force (CCF) units, some are community cadet units (Army Cadet Force, Sea Cadet Corps, Air Training Corps) located in schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 14/09/2015 15:55:53 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham