§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements will be in place for the safety of cadets at the army cadets' annual camp in July. [86355]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonCadet safety is of paramount importance to my Department. Cadet training activities are strictly governed by rules and regulations, which are in line with Health and Safety at Work practice, and which stress the need for supervision by adults suitably qualified or authorised to plan, organise and conduct the activity concerned. Detailed instructions are distributed to every Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Contingent, each Army Cadet Force (ACF) Detachment, and personally to every cadet officer, Staff Sergeant Instructor and Adult Instructor in the CCF and ACF. These instructions are to be carried at all times during training and this will remain the case for all Cadet Camps in 1999.