§ Sir R. Youngasked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many men were enlisted for the Royal Navy on an average each month during 1935, 1936, and 1937; and how many of these at each recruiting station?
Mr. CooperExcluding recruits entered as a result of competitive examination, the average numbers recruited monthly during the financial years 1935, 1936 and 1937 are:
1935 624 1936 871 1937 (to 31st December 1937) 1,154 I am sending the hon. Member a table of figures containing the reply to the last part of his question.