66. Mr. B. Harrisonasked the Minister of Defence whether he will re-publish Annex 1 of the Defence White Paper, Command Paper No. 1288, to give figures 57W excluding boys; and if he will revise the similar table in the 1960 White Paper.
ANALYSIS OF ACTIVE STRENGTHS 1960 WHITE PAPER (CMND. 952) Thousands — 1st April, 1959 (actual) 1st April, 1960 (estimate) 1st April, 1961 (estimate) — Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force Total Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force Total Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force Total Regular Adults 91.4 166.5 135.5 393.4 89.0 152.4 132.0 373.4 88.0 158.9 134.1 381.0 National Service 2.2 125.0 26.0 153.2 0.7 99.6 18.7 119.0 0.3 57.0 13.7 71.0 Women 3.6 6.0 4.9 14.5 3.7 6.3 5.7 15.7 3.6 6.5 6.4 16.5 Total 97.2 297.5 166.4 561.1 93.4 258.3 156.4 508.1 91.9 222.4 154.2 468.5
1961 WHITE PAPER (CMND. 1288) Thousands — 1st April, 1960 (actual) 1st April, 1961 (estimate) 1st April, 1962 (estimate) Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force Total Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force Total Royal Navy Army Royal Air Force Total Regular Adults 89.4 153.0 131.8 374.2 87.7 153.1 132.4 373.2 87.3 158.4 130.9 376.6 National Service 0.6 98.1 18.4 117.1 0.2 63.6 13.3 77.1 0.1 26.5 5.6 32.2 Women 3.5 6.0 5.7 15.2 3.5 6.1 6.0 15.6 3.6 6.0 6.5 16.1 Total 93.5 257.1 155.9 506.5 91.4 222.8 151.7 465.9 91.0 190.9 143.0 424.9