§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has for each European Economic Community country, as to the total number of (a) regular service personnel, (b) reservists and (c) national service personnel.
§ Mr. FreemanDetails for the United Kingdom are as follows:
Number Regular service personnel 1322,614 Reservists 1306,812 National service personnel Nil 1At 30 September 1986. 2At 31 March 1986. For detailed information on the armed forces of the other countries of the European Economic Community I would refer my hon. Friend to the International Institute for Strategic Studies publication "The Military Balance 1986–87", a copy of which is in the Library.