| answer text |
<p>Expansion of the Combined Cadet Force is under way through the joint Ministry of
Defence (MOD) and Department for Education Cadet Expansion Programme which was launched
in 2012. The programme is on target to provide 100 new cadet units in state schools
in England by September 2015.</p><p>The programme had an initial budget of £10.85
million to meet start-up costs for the first 100 units. Fixed and running costs of
these units are being absorbed through efficiencies found from existing MOD budgets.</p><p>The
expansion programme is also supported by the Cadet Bursary Fund, a charitable fund
launched by the Prime Minister in June 2014. This fund, which provides grants to help
schools alleviate financial barriers to establishing new units, particularly additional
staff costs, was supported with £1 million from LIBOR fines.</p><p>The total cost
of the expansion will depend on the number of cadets in each unit, and the eventual
number of new units. It is too early to say how many cadets there will be in the first
100 new units and plans and funding for any expansion beyond September 2015 will be
a matter for the Government returned after the election, and for the 2015 Spending
Review.</p>
|
|
