§ 21. Mr. WESTWOODasked the Under-Secretary of State for War the number of cadets in training at Sandhurst for the years 1920, 1921, and 1922, and the average cost per cadet from Imperial funds for the same years?
The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Lieut.-Colonel Guinness)The average numbers of cadets at Sandhurst during each of the financial years ending on 31st March, 1921, 1922 and 1923 were, respectively, 674, 671 and 658. The net cost per head was about £331, £320, and £312. I may add that from the 1st July, 1922, onwards, the fees payable by parents of new entrants were considerably raised: those for parents with no service claims are now £200 a year as compared with £75 previously. Economies in administration are also being effected. As these changes take effect, the net cost per cadet will be very considerably reduced.