§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many women were in each of the armed forces as(a) female officers and (b) non-commissioned females in each year since 1979–80.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information requested is as follows: 113W
Year as at 1 April Royal Naval services Army Royal Air Force Female officers Service women Female officers Service women Female officers Service women 1979 434 3,402 884 4,933 608 5,036 1980 440 3,395 877 5,373 706 5,402 1981 481 3,590 945 5,644 755 5,518 1982 465 3,495 959 5,014 752 5,016 1983 436 3,465 933 5,211 740 4,634 1984 387 3,542 984 5,589 767 4,977 1985 374 3,332 1,009 5,762 801 5,149 1986 380 3,062 979 5,582 850 5,186 1987 403 2,980 1,115 5,491 971 5,443 1988 399 2,945 1,137 5,285 1,053 5,350 1989 407 3,064 1,186 5,465 1,099 5,277 1990 430 3,231 1,23 5,816 1,136 5,625 1991 456 3,716 1,253 6,096 1,181 6,116 1992 473 4,100 1,197 6,585 1,194 6,099 1993 495 3,991 1,170 6,424 1,139 5,698 Note: Figures prior to 1 April 1986 exclude female officers in the medical, dental, veterinary and legal specialisations as they were included in the male officer numbers.