§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the numbers of Women's Royal Voluntary Service members employed in the British Army of the Rhine for each of the previous four years; and if he will make a statement on their future employment in social work with the Armed Forces overseas.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe numbers of Women's Royal Voluntary Service members employed in the British Army of the Rhine for each of the previous four years are:
December 31, 1974 50 December 31, 1975 26 December 31, 1976 22 December 31, 1977 Nil It has been decided with regret that in future the service of WRVS members with the Armed Forces overseas will be confined to Gurkha units in the Far East and units on emergency tours in difficult areas.