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Armed Forces: Cadets

Commons · Question 80279 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Cadet Forces Day as part of Armed Forces Week.

Answer

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 20 Oct 2025

Whilst the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Cadet Forces are not part of the Armed Forces, they do firmly belong within the wider Defence family. It is therefore appropriate that they are recognised accordingly and we are planning to explore the viability of usi...