§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many applicants accepted by the RAF for training in the fast jet stream of pilots have failed successfully to complete their training in each year since 1973–74 to date.
§ Mr. Wellbeloved,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 24th July 1978; Vol. 954, c. 611], gave the following information:
The numbers of students wasting from the fast jet stream were as follows:
1973–74 34 1974–75 31 1975–76 38 1976–77 52 1977–78 63 The trend is largely explained by the increasing numbers of students undergoing fast jet training over the period.