Sponsored Students Mr. Harper To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many students were subsidised to attend university with the aim of recruitment to the armed forces in each of the last five years, broken down by service; what the cost was; and how these data are recorded. Derek Twigg The number of university bursaries awarded, and their associated costs, in each of the last five years are as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Financial year |Sponsorship|Number awarded|Total cost (£000)| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Naval service | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |Bursary |58 |174 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |8 |9 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |Bursary |58 |631 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |7 |28 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |Bursary |47 |548 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |2 |19 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |Bursary |36 |465 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |2 |12 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07(i) |Bursary |48 |424 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |2 |1— | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Army | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |Bursary |230 |946 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |53 |1,841 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |Bursary |224 |999 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |56 |2,084 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |Bursary |228 |1,070 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |50 |2,009 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |Bursary |178 |907 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |57 |2,337 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-07(i) |Bursary |124 |560 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |29 |1,352 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |RAF | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002-03 |Bursary |289 |604 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |51 |71 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003-04 |Bursary |286 |653 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |55 |51 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004-05 |Bursary |218 |566 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |71 |50 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005-06 |Bursary |210 |556 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |59 |52 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006-072 |Bursary |113 |331 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Cadetship |36 |8 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Not yet known. 2 Figures for financial year 2006-07 show the position as at 30 September 2006.| | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The officer entry section of the Admiralty Interview Board maintains records of all recipients of RN Bursaries who are also supported while at university either by the university training officer or by the Defence technical undergraduate scheme. The Army's direct entry bursary is worth £1,000 per year at university plus a £3,000 lump sum at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. All RAF data on bursaries is captured on a database at RAF Cranwell.