HC Deb 27 May 1930 vol 239 cc980-1
25. Mr. RAMSBOTHAM

asked the Secretary of State for War if he can state the number of recruits for the Regular Army in Lancashire in each of the last six months and for the corresponding six months in 1928–29?

Mr. SHAW

As I explained in answer to questions on 13th May last, information is not available to show by counties the number of recruits taken monthly, since the statistics are grouped not by counties but by recruiting zones. The County of Lancashire falls into the West Lancashire and East Lancashire zones, which also include, broadly speaking, the counties of Cheshire, Cumberland and Westmorland. I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT comparative figures for the last six months and the corresponding six months in 1928–29 for these two recruiting zones.

Following are the figures:

TABLE showing the total number of recruits raised in the West Lancashire and East Lancashire recruiting zones during the last six months and the corresponding six months of 1928–29.
— West Lancashire Zone. East Lancashire Zone.
1928–29. 1929–30. 1928–29. 1929–30.
November … … … … … 85 85 197 123
December … … … … … 64 63 118 112
January … … … … … 225 184 319 240
February … … … … … 99 100 136 105
March … … … … … 82 91 98 112
April … … … … … 101 86 125 136
Total … … … … 656 609 993 828
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