§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many men and women hold non-commissioned officer rank in each of the forces; and what percentage of the total in the forces this represents by rank and sex;
(2) how many persons there are in Her Majesty's forces, by Navy, Army and Air Force and by men and women,
(3) how many persons there are in commissioned ranks by Navy, Army and Air Force; and what percentage of the total in each service is represented by (a) men and (6) women.
§ Mr. NeubertThe information requested is given in the following table:
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Royal Navy Royal Marines Army Royal Air Force Male Female Male Female Male Female Servicemen/women—total 44,420 3,064 6,999 132,792 5,465 70,792 5,277 Breakdown by rank—numbers Warrant Officer Class 1 881 14 26 2,191 31 2,158 21 Warrant Officer Class 2 — — 201 5,864 76 — — Staff Sergeant 8,257 146 342 7,671 160 6,104 34 Sergeant 7,579 392 719 14,422 530 11,463 332 Corporal 9,753 834 1,245 22,503 984 20,956 1,200 Lance Corporal — — — 22,337 1,283 — — Private (Classes 1 to 3) 12,454 1,118 3,612 42,780 1,673 26,792 3,409 Private Class 4/Junior 5,496 560 854 15,024 728 3,319 281 Breakdown by rank—percentages Warrant Officer Class 1 2.0 0.5 0.4 1.6 0.6 3.0 0.4 Warrant Officer Class 2 — — 2.9 4.4 1.4 — — Staff Sergeant 18.6 4.8 4.9 5.8 2.9 8.6 0.6 Sergeant 17.1 12.8 10.3 10.9 9.7 16.2 6.3 Corporal 22.0 27.2 17.8 16.9 18.0 29.6 22.7 Lance Corporal — — — 16.8 23.5 — — Private (Classes 1 to 3) 28.0 36.5 51.6 32.2 30.6 37.8 64.6 Private Class 4/Junior 12.4 18.3 12.2 11.3 13.3 4.7 5.3 Notes:
1. All ranks shown are Army ranks. Personnel of the other Services are shown against their equivalent Army rank.
2. A dash (—) represents zero or, in the sections of the table showing percentages, a value of less than 0.05.
3. For the RN and RM only those officers holding Commodore and Brigadier appointments respectively are shown against the equivalent Army rank of Brigadier.