HC Deb 15 November 1938 vol 341 cc666-7
22. Mr. Patrick

asked the Secretary of State for War how many men offered their services to the Territorial Army during the second half of September last?

The Secretary of State for War (Mr. Hore-Belisha)

In September the intake of recruits into the Territorial Army was 37 per cent. above the corresponding 1937 figure, the number being 2,610. In October the intake was 254 per cent. above the corresponding 1937 figure, the number being 9,129.