§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is the average amount of money that has been expected to have been paid back by service personnel in the last 10 years in the(a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF who have received university education through cadetships and have subsequently left before completion of service; how this sum of money is calculated; and if he will make a statement; [116511]
(2) how many (a) Army, (b) RAF and (c) Navy personnel who were awarded cadetships in the last 10 years and subsequently left before completion of service were required to pay back money received for university education; how much money was expected to be paid back; how many cadets were required to pay the full amount; and if repayment was weighted against the time that they served; [116515]
(3) how many people were recruited into the (a) RAF, (b) Army and (c) Royal Navy on cadetships and how many of them (i) had their fees paid and (ii) received a salary, in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement; [116512]
(4) what are the conditions relating to the award of cadetships in the (a) RAF, (b) Navy and (c) Army when students join the services, have their fees and a grant paid to them while completing university and then subsequently leave the force; what is his policy on the repayment of such funds by cadets if they leave before completion of service; and if he will make a statement; [116513]
(5) how many (a) Army, (b) RAF and (c) Royal Navy personnel who were awarded cadetships in the last 10 years subsequently left before completion of service; [116510]
(6) on what occasions in the last 10 years Army personnel leaving other than on health grounds were allowed to forgo repayment of money received from the Army for the cost of university education. [116559]
§ Mr. SpellarI will write to the hon. Member and copies of my letters will be placed in the Library of the House.