HC Deb 11 April 1946 vol 421 cc340-1W
Mr. Callaghan

asked the Minister of Labour if he will publish a table showing the numbers of men and women in the three Services below Group 50, similar to that contained in columns 443 and 444 of the OFFICIAL REPORT of 11th October last.

Viscount Hinchingbrooke

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will give the numbers in each release group in each of the Services from the groups now being released to Group 60, inclusive.

Mr. Callaghan

asked the Minister of Labour if he will now publish a table showing the numbers of men and women in the three Services in each of the groups below No. 50.

Mr. Isaacs, in pursuance of his replies

[OFFICIAL REPORT, 7th March, 1946, Vol. 420, c. 108; 12th March, 1946, Vol.

(RELEASE GROUPS NUMBERS.)
Notes:
1. Figures are not available for the same date for each Service.
2. Age and service groups for women do not include married women, who have the right to claim priority of release over all other women. Nursing Services arc included.
3. The information given relates to the age and service groups from the general level now reached within each Service in Class A releases to group 70 only.
Group. ROYAL NAVY. (1). ARMY. (2) ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3)
Men. Jan. 1946. Women. Jan. 1946. Men. 31 Dec. 1945. Women. Mid-Feb. 1946 Men. Jan. 1946. Women. Jan. 1946.
27 … See Note 3 See Note 3 191,062 See Note 3 See Note 3 See Note 3
28 … See Note 3 See Note 3 114,765 See Note 3 See Note 3 See Note 3
29 … See Note 3 See Note 3 60,963 See Note 3 See Note 3 See Note 3
30 … See Note 3 See Note 3 41,944 See Note 3 See Note 3 See Note 3
31 … See Note 3 See Note 3 50,047 See Note 3 See Note 3 See Note 3
32 … See Note 3 See Note 3 42,711 See Note 3 23,906 See Note 3
33 … See Note 3 See Note 3 32,869 See Note 3 18,979; See Note 3
34 … See Note 3 See Note 3 27,521 See Note 3 15,943 See Note 3
35 … See Note 3 See Note 3 29,698 See Note 3 14,226 See Note 3
36 … See Note 3 See Note 3 33,120 See Note 3 17,616 See Note 3
37 … See Note 3 See Note 3 41,396 See Note 3 22,350 See Note 3
38 … See Note 3 See Note 3 35,254 See Note 3 26,480 See Note 3
39 … See Note 3 See Note 3 28,673 See Note 3 30,758 See Note 3
40 … 10,077 See Note 3 22,640 See Note 3 24,474 See Note 3
41 … 13,447 See Note 3 27,101 See Note 3 17,637 See Note 3
42 … 13,190 See Note 3 26,986 See Note 3 11,960 See Note 3
43 … 10,826 See Note 3 32,752 See Note 3 8,585 See Note 3
44 … 16,623 See Note 3 43,361 8,212 10,690 3,429
45 … 15,900 886 23,614 7,430 14,481 4,378
46 … 14,137 1,087 24,545 6,666 13,702 5,861
47 … 11,798 1,268 27,909 5,234 14,649 6,987
48 … 17,099 1,545 24,553 4,495 11,785 6,559
49 … 14,768 1,436 22,038 3,957 9,774 5,752
50 … 22,233 1,662 37,516 3,267 9,087 4,203
51 … 18,179 1,696 20,858 3,215 6,929 2,523
52 … 23,627 1,815 22,762 4,665 9,112 1,809
53 … 23,886 1,992 20,267 3,515 8,371 997
54 … 28,606 1,597 15,621 2,900 8,936 647
55 … 21,319 1,699 13,523 1,612 9,361 421
56 … 19,751 1,475 9,866 1,928 8,402 476
57 … 20,373 670 18,445 468 7,846 251
58 … 11,829 369 16,625 1,249 5,106 1,365
59 … 7,139 1,321 19,158 1,675 9,053 2,599
60 … 8,175 2,331 21,963 1,752 6,933 2,224
61 … 8,431 2,094 27,188 2,053 5,458 1,639
62 … 5,754 928 28,359 2,460 4,099 930
63 … 5,331 803 19,510 2,806 3,954 234
64 … 4,631 977 33,689 2,787 4,105 140
65 … 4,579 749 20,237 2,710 3,398 46
66 … 4,139 405 17,074 2,776 3,857 96
67 … 5,436 152 24,147 3,160 3,312 138
68 … 5,874 168 18,662 2,492 3,554 224
69 … 4,133 160 16,622 1,520 9,982 395
70 … 6,054 215 11,853 1,124 11,368 581