Written question asked by Michael Fallon (Conservative) on Monday, 17 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 October 2011. It was answered by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Friday, 21 October 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Uniforms

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence by what date his Department estimates that all armed forces personnel, including cadets and reservists, will have been issued with the multi-terrain pattern uniform.

Answer: [holding answer 20 October 2011]: On current plans, all armed forces personnel who require combat clothing, including reservists, are to be issued with the new multi-terrain pattern uniform by the end of 2013.The issue to cadets of the multi-terrain pattern uniform is a decision for each of the services. Army Cadets have been included within the last tranche of the Army roll-out programme and it is intended to issue Royal Marine Cadets with the new uniforms as soon as is practicable after the naval core roll-out programme is complete. At this time there are no plans to issue the new uniform to Air Cadets.

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