Recruitment (Northern Ireland)

HC Deb 24 February 1959 vol 600 c140W

Captain Orr

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many men were recruited to the Royal Navy from Northern Ireland during the last year; and how this compares with previous years.

Mr. Orr-Ewing

The number of R.N. ratings and R.M. other ranks recruited in Northern Ireland in the last three years were:—

1956	…	…	…	…	206
1957	…	…	…	…	254
1958	…	…	…	…	267

These figures are for calendar years and for men entered on Regular engagements at Belfast.