§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Minister of supply the estimated cost of the hydrogen bomb tests on Christmas Island, including materials, airlifts, installations, and personnel.
§ Mr. W. J. TaylorIt would not be in the public interest to give such an estimate.
CALENDAR YEARS — 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1. Number of men becoming available after medical exam ination to be called up for National Service 338,000 235,000 181,000 189,000 203,000 205,000 2. Number of men called up under the National Service Acts 260,000 183,400 150,900 166,600 174,200 168,651
— 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1. Number of men becoming available after medical exam ination to be called up for National Service 250,000 215,000 214,000 195,000 173,000 2. Number of men called up under the National Service Acts 170,384 154,064 147,975 156,833 130,023
Notes: 1. In 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, and 1954 there were registrations of four quarterly age groups. In 1952 there were registrations of five quarterly age groups. In 1948, 1955 and 1956 there were registrations of three quarterly age groups. 2. Call-up in the years 1946 to 1948 was under the National Service Acts, 1939–42. Call-up in 1949 onwards was under the National Service Acts, 1948–55. 3. The difference between lines 1 and 2 is largely accounted for by men volunteering for Regular Service. 4. Some of the men who became available in 1946 were not called up under the provisions of the White Paper on Call-up to the Forces in 1947 and 1948 (Cmd. 6831). 5. Men who became available in one year may not have been called up until the following year.