§ Mr. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Air the numbers, respectively, of officers and men below air vice marshal rank and of officers of air vice marshal 114W rank and above serving in the Royal Air Force on 1st December, 1957, 1st December, 1955, 1st December, 1953, and 1st December, 1951.
Mr. C. I. Orr-EwingFollowing are the figures:
— R.A.F. Officers of the rank of Air Vice Marshal and above R.A.F. Officers below Air Vice Marshal rank and airmen 1stDecember, 1951 101 256,517 1stDecember, 1953 103 262,720 1stDecember, 1955 98 238,505 1stDecember, 1957 (provisional) 105 198,242 The one Marshal of the Royal Air Force holding an active appointment is included.
§ Mr. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Air the numbers, respectively, of officers and men below air commodore rank and of officers of air commodore rank and above serving in the Royal Air Force on 1st December, 1957, 1st December, 1955, 1st December, 1953, and 1st December, 1951.
Mr. C. I. Orr-EwingFollowing are the figures:
— R.A.F Officers of the rank of Air Commodore and above R.A.F. Officers below air Commodore rank and airmen 1st December, 1951 237 256,381 1st December, 1953 245 262,578 1st December, 1955 237 238,366 1st December, 1957 (provisional) 244 198,103 The one Marshal of the Royal Air Force holding an active appointment is included.