§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many people joined the Territorial Army in 1980; how many left in each quarter; and what the strengh of the Territorial Army was at the end of each of the first three quarters of 1980.
§ Mr. GoodhartI regret that the figures for the final quarter of 1980 are not yet available. From 1 January until 49W 30 September 1980, 16,697 people joined the Territorial Army. The numbers leaving in each of the first three quarters were as follows:
Number First quarter 4,850 Second quarter 5,579 Third quarter 4,005 The Territorial Army strength at the end of these quarters was 63,292, 63,005 and 64,217 respectively. Current strength (as at 30 November 1980) is 65,589.
1 October 1979 to 31 January 1980 1 February 1980 to 31 May 1980 1 June 1980 to 30 September 1980 Royal Navy Reserve 240 288 265 Women's Royal Navy Reserve 137 119 70 377 407 355