Recruiting

HC Deb 25 June 1957 vol 572 c17W

Sir I. Fraser

asked the Minister of Defence what the results have been of this year's recruiting campaign for the, three Services; and what has been the trend over the last few years.

Mr. Sandys

The following tables show:

(1) the number of male recruits entering the three Services during the first five months of 1957 and the comparable figures for 1954, 1955 and 1956; and

(2) recruiting figures for the whole of the calender years 1954, 1955 and 1956:—

TABLE I
MALE RECRUITING JANUARY TO MAY (INCLUSIVE)
—	1957	1956	1955	1954
R.N.	3,462	3,290	3,405	3,765
Army	14,908*	17,128	15,801	16,564
R.A.F.	9,480*	9,453	9,838	13,424
Total	27,850	29,871	29,044	33,753
(* includes provisional figures for May 1957)

TABLE II
—	1956	1955	1954
R.N.	7,662	7,582	8,111
Army	38,556	34,916	38,945
R.A.F.	22,254	21,135	28,029
Total	68,472	63,633	75,085