§ Dr. A. Glynasked the Secretary of State for War how many British officers passed the recent entrance examination to the Staff College; and how this compares with previous results.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe following is the information:
Year Candidates Qualified for Selection Percentage 1958 561 148 26.4 1959 752 224 29.8 1960 868 355 40.9 1961 784 317 40.0 NOTE:
This examination is for the Staff College, Camberley and the Technical Staff Course at the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, for both of which candidates may enter the same papers. It is not therefore practicable to distinguish the results in respect of the Staff College alone.