HC Deb 16 December 1998 vol 322 cc529-30W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) men and (b) women are currently serving in the (i) Army, (ii) Royal Airforce and (iii) Royal Navy. [64391]

Mr. Spellar

The number of men and women serving in the UK Regular Armed Forces on 1 November 1998, were:

Men Women Total
Naval Service 40,668 3,302 43,970
Army 102,174 7,673 109,847
Royal Air Force 50,351 5,073 55,424
Total 193,193 16,048 209,241

These figures do not include the 4,512 personnel serving in the Royal Irish Regiment (men 4,072, women 440), or the number of Gurkhas totalling 3,578.

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