§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Defence what information he holds concerning officer entry by type of school education for the different groups of regiments and services within the Army.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information readily available relates only to those officer candidates who have been recommended by the Regular Commissions Board for entry to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst for the Army as a whole.
The latest returns from the RCB for the period April-November 1986 show that 50.2 per cent. of the successful applicants were from the state sector and 49.8 per cent. from the independent sector.