§ 69. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty how many recruits joined the Royal Navy from the different counties in Scotland in 1963; and what were the figures in each county for January and February this year.
§ Mr. HayI regret that the total numbers recruited from the individual counties in Scotland are not readily available. The number recruited to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines through the regional recruiting offices in Scotland in 1963 was 846, and for the months of January and February of this year 160.
The following information is available:
Regional Recruiting Office 1963 January and February, 1964 Glasgow … 350 87 Edinburgh … 206 29 Dundee … 130 19 Aberdeen … 113 17 Inverness … 47 8