HC Deb 11 October 1945 vol 414 cc442-4W
Viscount Hinchingbrooke

asked the Minister of Labour what are the numbers in each release group in each of the Services, sub-divided into main categories; and what is the total strength of the dif-

1. Figures are not available for the same date for each Service.

2. Age and Service groups for women do not include married women, the numbers of whom are shown separately at the head of the table. Married women have the right to claim priority of release over all other women.

Group Royal Navy. As at 31st July, 1945. Army. As at Mid-June, 1945. Royal Air Force As at Mid-June, 1945.
(1) (2) (3)
Men. Women. Men. Women. Men Women
Married Women 3,007 40,945 25,366
1 Persons born in 1895 or earlier. 1,301 89 35,593 172 6,969 38
2
3 238 60 2,577 36 1,071 12
4 301 28 3,148 48 1,195 13
5 324 26 4,564 70 1,595 19
6 1,021 36 5,745 84 2,262 10
7 2,530 45 8,724 121 3,069 35
8 1,659 58 11,864 118 3,183 20
9 2,097 84 12,900 128 3,065 17
10 1,900 94 14,074 178 2,694 28
11 1,345 87 16,260 190 2,855 33
12 1,993 115 19,560 204 3,195 34
13 1,994 102 21,699 217 3,456 43
14 2,165 131 22,429 254 3,760 56
15 2,275 171 23,740 294 4,207 48
16 2,625 162 27,750 309 5,008 58
17 2,554 184 31,880 337 5,920 65
18 2,904 203 35,418 438 7,752, 73
19 3,535 113 46,927 443 10,577 87
20 4,641 249 71,796 506 17,781 76
21 6,142 259 89,753 617 29,697 117
22 6,862 341 92,980 615 30,403 121
23 9,429 350 117,366 678 34,125 156
24 10,744 333 150,992 658 38,527 137
25 12,712 392 233,023 869 46,876 192
26 15,915 515 265,829 933 52,205 260
27 22,113 562 199,245 1,229 48,792 272
28 21,674 571 120,880 1,226 35,143 383
29 16,661 597 64,875 1,058 24,539 308
30 14,303 665 45,258 1,168 19,122 379
31 11,225 701 53,252 1,452 20,405 466
32 11,952 847 46,239 1,452 27,273 574
33 8,852 989 37,386 1,723 20,866 692
34 7,808 1,026 32,848 1,856 18,332 692
35 7,625 1,216 35,082 1,985 17,064 723
36 8,864 1,200 38,062 2,424 21,021 800
37 10,331 1,381 47,299 3,266 27,484 1,103
38 11,924 1,478 38,235 3,857 30,807 1,363
39 13,366 1,528 30,095 3,516 36,483 1,574
40 11,301 1,404 24,111 4,227 26,359 1,539
41 14,634 1,688 28,834 4,913 19,018 1,414
42 14,718 1,566 29,484 6,523 13,590 1,183
43 12,258 1,704 34,237 10,667 10,075 1,016
44 17,352 1,441 44,939 10,276 11,991 929
45 17,503 1,529 24,824 9,265 25,778 1,009
46 15,256 1,910 25,603 8,316 15,546 1,371
47 14,061 2,317 29,047 6,427 15,949 1,402
48 18,163 2,862 25,338 5,543 13,068 1,208
49 15,755 1,785 22,816 4,852 10,653 995
50 Not available 38,677 3,954 10,116 641

ferment arms and branches of the Services in each theatre of war.

Mr. Isaacs,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 9th October, 1945; Vol. 414, c. 10] supplied the following statement