HC Deb 15 June 1979 vol 968 c330W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give figures for the latest available full year of (a) the cost of recruitment advertisements for the Ulster Defence Regiment, (b) the response to those advertisements, and (c) the actual recruitment during this 12-month period.

Mr. Hayhoe

The information requested is as follows:

  1. (a) total cost of UDR recruitment advertising: £135,566.
  2. (b) the total number of applications to join the UDR: 3,045.
  3. (c) the total number accepted for service in the UDR: 1,865.

All figures are for the financial year 1978–79.

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