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<p>The Armed Forces never visit schools for recruitment purposes and would only ever
visit a school after being invited by a teacher to support school activities. Similar
contributions to schools are made by the Police, Fire, Ambulance and other emergency
services. The Armed Forces receive numerous requests from schools each year and the
three Services take these opportunities to both explain their role, and to assist
schools in teaching valuable skills such as leadership, teamwork and citizenship.</p><p>
</p><p>These visits can comprise presentations, citizenship talks, meetings with staff,
participation in career events, practice interviews and activities with the students,
such as science and maths challenges, and other indoor or outdoor exercises.</p><p>
</p><p>Information on the number of visits by the Royal Navy and the Army to secondary
schools is presented below, by Financial Year (FY); the category of secondary educational
establishment (such as state or independent) is not recorded. Details of visits by
the Royal Air Force could not be provided in the time available and I will write to
the hon. Member when the information is available.</p><p> </p><p>Royal Navy</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverclyde</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:
2015-16 to 12 February 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Army</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverclyde</p></td><td><p>Not
Known</p></td><td><p>Not Known</p></td><td><p>Not Known</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:
2015-16 includes events confirmed to the end of March 2016.</p><p> </p>
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