HC Deb 28 April 2003 vol 404 c150W
Mr. Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has allocated to the marketing and promotion of the(a) army, (b) air and (c) sea cadets, in each of the last 10 years; and what plans he has to change the recruitment procedures. [109733]

Dr. Moonie

The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many cadets there were in(a) the army cadets, (b) the air cadets and (c) the sea cadets in each of the past 10 years; and how many have been recruited to each in each of the last 10 years. [109734]

Dr. Moonie

The strength of the Cadet Forces at 1 April for the last 10 years was as follows:

representations he has received on the time taken to process such applications. [109735]

Dr. Moonie

The number of applications made to the Criminal Record Bureau and the number of clearance certificates issued for the six month period ending 15 April 2003 are set out below:

Cadet Force Applications to CRB Certificates Issued
Sea Cadet Corps 423 314
Army Cadet Force 653 260
Air Training Corps 125 14