§ 94. Mr. BUCHANANasked the Secretary of State for War the number of recruits that joined the Army from 1421 Glasgow, Birmingham, and Liverpool last year, and the number rejected in the same period in the same towns?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Commodore Douglas King)I have had a table prepared which, with the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I have not separate figures for Liverpool; there are figures available only for the West Lancashire zone, which covers Liverpool, Birkenhead, Preston and Warrington districts, and those figures are included in the table.
§ Sir J. NALLWill this include men who are recruited in the area concerned, but who are not necessarily resident in those areas?
§ Commodore KINGI am speaking of the recruiting returns where the men actually applied for recruitment.
§ Following is the table:
| Cities. | Number of Recruits actually joined the Regular Army during the Recruiting Year 1926–27. | Number of Recruits rejected for physical and other reasons during the Recruiting Year 1926–27. |
| Glasgow | 490 | 3008 |
| Birmingham | 866 | 2,424 |
| Liverpool (which as Headquarters of West Lancashire zone included Birkenhead, Preston and Warrington Districts). | 1,315 | 2,733 |
| * Includes all rejections, i.e., physical, character, failed to appear for attestation, etc. | ||
| †It is not possible to give separate figures for Liverpool only. |