§ Mr. Kenneth Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the num-
Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force 1st April 1970 … … 103,600 156,000 52,700 1st April 1973 … … 79,100 102,200 42,400 1st December 1975 … 77,300 101,400 37,800 Because of reorganisation, rationalisation and integration measures, the figures are not directly comparable. They exclude those employed by the Procurement Executive, Central Staffs and the Royal Ordnance Factories who cannot be attributed to a particular Service.