HC Deb 22 February 1961 vol 635 cc56-7W
66. Mr. B. Harrison

asked the Minister of Defence whether he will re-publish Annex 1 of the Defence White Paper, Command Paper No. 1288, to give figures 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