§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Minister of Labour what is the approximate number of youths who it is anticipated will be enlisted in His Majesty's Forces from Scotland for 1946 and for 1947.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsUnder the present arrangements the number of young men under 21 in Scotland enlisted under the National Service Acts will be about 26,000 in 1946 and 20,000 in 1947. Voluntary enlistments in 1946 will probably total about 7,000; the number of volunteers in 1947 cannot be safely estimated.
§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Minister of Labour how many persons in Scotland 316W were called up for service in His Majesty's Forces under the National Service Acts up to the end of 1945; how many have been demobilised up to the end of June, 1946; and how many will be demobilised in each of the next six months.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsThe number of persons in Scotland called up for service in His Majesty's Forces under the National Service Acts up to the end of 1945 was 359,883, of whom 20,397 were women. The information asked for in the second and third parts of the Question is not available.