§ 1. Mr. H. G. WILLIAMSasked the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence
| Return for October, 1936, of the Numbers of the Regular Forces, the Auxiliary Forces and the Reserves of the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force. | ||||
| — | Regular Forces. | Auxiliaries. | Reserves. | Total. |
| Royal Navy and Royal Marines | 101,380* | Nil | 30,596 | 131,976 |
| Army | 199,849† | 141,234 | 161,084‡ | 502,167 |
| Royal Air Force | 51,901 | 1,667 | 10,887 | 64,455 |
| * Including the Royal Marine Police Force. | ||||
| †Excludes numbers who were temporarily with Colours on account of the Palestine emergency | ||||
| ‡Includes numbers who were temporarily with Colours on account of the Palestine emergency. |