§ 10. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Defence why he has changed the period of calculation of male Regular recruitment in the Statement on Defence, 1955, Command Paper No. 9391, compared with the Statement on Defence, 1954, Command Paper No. 9075; and if he will publish the figures for the calendar years, as given in Command Paper No. 9075.
—— Actual Estimated 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Navy … 10,000 10,500 10,300 9,300 8,100 8,000 Army … 25,300 26,400 53,200 42,700 38,900 39,000 R.A.F … 23,600 44,900 39,800 31,600 28,000 26,600 Total … 58,900 81,800 103,300 83,600 75,000 73,600