§ Mr. ROSSasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the number of officers and other ranks in the Auxiliary Air Force in Northern Ireland?
§ Mr. MONTAGUEThere is only one Royal Air Force unit in Northern Ireland; it is a cadre squadron and consists partly of regular and partly of Special Reserve personnel. The strength of the squadron is 28 officers and 189 airmen; of these, 14 officers and 81 airmen belong to the Special Reserve.