HC Deb 23 January 1970 vol 794 c201W
Mr. Goodhew

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of available manpower in the 15 to 19 age group was recruited to each of the Services, respectively, in each year from 1963 to the latest available date.

Mr. Hattersley

The information is as follows:

Year RN & RM Army RAF
1963 0.54 1.29 0.22
1964 0.54 1.72 0.25
1965 0.51 1.47 0.34
1966 0.51 1.45 0.38
1967 0.53 1.32 0.41
1968 0.40 1.13 0.43
1969* 0.48 1.44 0.55
*Provisional figures.