HC Deb 27 February 1957 vol 565 cc180-1W
102. Mr. Bottomley

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the numbers of recruits for the Royal Navy for the years 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956.

Mr. Soames

The numbers were as follows:

1951 … … … … 10,499
1952 … … … … 10,329
1953 … … … … 9,334
1954 … … … … 8,111
1955 … … … … 7,582
1956 … … … … 7,662