§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the Regular, Reserve and total manpower of each of the armed services in the years 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980; and what is his forecast for 1990.
§ Mr. LeeThe information is as follows:
thousands*† 1950 1960 1970 1980 Royal Navy Regular 116.5 88.4 77.8 64.4 National Service 9.8 0.6 — — Reserve & Volunteer Forces 70.6‡ 62.8‡ 34.1 32.1 Total 196.9 151.8 111.9 96.5 Royal Marines Regular 12.0 8.8 8.3 7.6 National Service 0.6 — — — Reserve & Volunteer Forces ‡— ‡— 2.3 3.0 Total 12.6 8.8 10.6 10.6 Army Regular 192.6 166.3 174.0 159.0 National Service 180.1 98.0 — — Reserve & Volunteer Forces 143.8 596.5 340.0 203.8 Total 516.7 860.8 514.0 362.8 Royal Air Force Regular 125.6 145.1 113.0 89.6 National Service 76.0 18.4 — — Reserve & Volunteer Forces 47.0 192.5 33.6 30.8 Total 248.6 356.0 146.6 120.4 Notes:— * All figures at 1 April † Figures exclude locally enlisted personnel ‡ Royal Marine figures included with Royal Navy It is not the practice to give details of future targets.