Madeleine Moon
Labour, Bridgend
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) girls and (b) boys were engaged in each of the cadet forces in each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement.
Mark Lancaster
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
The following table shows the number of male and female cadets by each cadet force as of 1 April each year from 2008 to 2014.
FORCE/YEAR | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
Male | 31,990 | 32,610 | 32,220 | 32,390 | 32,350 | 31,460 | 30,200 | |
Female | 11,330 | 12,110 | 11,910 | 12,500 | 12,660 | 12,870 | 12,750 | |
Male | 6,110 | 6,140 | 5,500 | 8,550 | 9,200 | 8,870 | 8,730 | |
Female | 3,520 | 3,260 | 2,810 | 4,360 | 4,720 | 4,860 | 4,900 | |
Male | 32,260 | 33,420 | 33,540 | 33,560 | 33,490 | 31,780 | 28,940 | |
Female | 12,550 | 12,500 | 13,460 | 11,330 | 11,620 | 12,090 | 12,100 | |
Male | 21,940 | 22,030 | 24,690 | 26,480 | 26,520 | 24,660 | 24,420 | |
Female | 7,870 | 7,920 | 8,870 | 8,730 | 9,230 | 8,820 | 9,170 | |
This information is included in the UK Reserve Forces and Cadets annual publication available from the .gov.uk website at the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strength-of-the-uk-reserve-forces-index.
The next report, scheduled for publication on 18 June 2015, will include the figures for 2015.
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