HC Deb 11 January 1999 vol 323 cc14-5W
Mr. Stinchcombe

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list by age the numbers of men and women aged under 18 years in the armed forces. [65004]

Mr. Doug Henderson

The number of men and women aged under 18 years in the armed forces is as follows:

Male Female Total
Naval Service
16 year olds 268 49 317
17 year olds 693 128 821
Total 961 177 1,138
Army
16 year olds 1,083 99 1,182
17 year olds 3,449 428 3,877
Total 4,532 527 5,059
Royal Air Force
16 year olds 37 12 49
17 year olds 364 66 430
Total 401 78 479

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