§ Mr. Lewisasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Defence on what date there were 827,000 men and women in the three Services; what was the total at the latest convenient stated date; and what was the number of fighting formations in each instance.
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§ Mr. BirchThere were some 827,000 men and women in the Armed Forces at 1st July, 1951: at 1st October, 1952, the total was some 873,000. It would not be in the public interest to reveal the number of fighting formations in existence at either of these dates. The number of such formations has, however, increased between the two dates in question.