§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many cadets from university Royal Naval units have joined the Royal Navy in each year since 1997. [127118]
§ Mr. CaplinUniversity Royal Naval Units (URNUs) produce a steady flow of recruits to the Royal Navy, but the numbers are not held as a unique statistic and the information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. URNUs are not primarily intended to be used as a recruiting tool but to develop in undergraduates an awareness of the need for, and role of, the Royal Navy, with the aim of fostering an understanding of the Service within society at large.