Universities: Officer Training Corps

Question

Asked by

Lord Astor of Hever
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many officer cadets serving in the University Officer Training Corps regularly attended training in (a) October 2008, and (b) February 2009. [HL2996]

The Minister for International Defence and Security (Baroness Taylor of Bolton)
The number of officer cadets serving in the University Officer Training Corps (UOTC) who, on average, regularly attended training in October 2008 was 2,691. The number of officer cadets serving in the UOTC who, on average, regularly attended training in February 2009 was 2,356.