HC Deb 07 February 1963 vol 671 cc100-4W
Mr. Wigg

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT, particulars of recruiting for the Regular Army, male adults only, for the years 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962, broken down to cover the recruiting centres and Commands set out in his Written Reply on 10th November, 1961,

REGULAR RECRUITING (MALE ADULT) DIRECT FROM CIVIL LIFE
FOR THE YEARS 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 AND 1962
Recruiting Centre 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Brighton … 460 419 290 343 452 552
Cambridge … 176 152 119 94 161 187
Canterbury … 169 216 130 Closed Closed Closed
Chatham … 323 294 298 402 402 608
Ipswich … 244 251 165 131 201 262
Norwich … 204 196 157 142 189 247
St. Albans … 238 349 271 240 285 526
Southend … 270 268 214 170 234 387
Eastern Command Total … 2,084 2,145 1,644 1,522 1,924 2,769
Bradford … 388 357 243 220 342 384
Carlisle … 207 153 156 128 162 215
Darlington … 237 384 384 283 347 451
Derby … 354 489 319 282 266 408
Huddersfield … 174 303 228 176 230 281
Hull … 398 410 255 226 234 281
Leeds … 798 971 647 479 594 614
Leicester … 453 475 212 230 295 430
Lincoln … 354 428 299 288 315 394
Middlesbrough … 272 372 316 268 417 556
Newcastle … 472 633 580 507 611 728
Northampton … 204 210 145 174 293 324
Nottingham … 582 753 651 554 514 560
Sheffield … 824 1,066 981 667 740 793
South Shields … 227 338 345 320 323 384
York … 177 173 163 150 176 172
Northern Command Total … 6,121 7,515 5,924 4,952 5,859 6,975
Aberdeen … 238 257 183 181 225 249
Dumfries … 133 134 155 191 181 261
Dundee … 388 519 520 403 411 557
Edinburgh … 878 827 709 595 558 684
Glasgow … 1,088 1,197 1,220 1,045 1,115 1,316
Inverness … 167 137 120 84 87 104
Scottish Command Total … 2,892 3,071 2,907 2,499 2,577 3,171
Bournemouth … 421 359 263 192 200 242
Bristol … 342 390 399 381 430 489
Channel Isles … 53 62 47 32 64 52
Devonport … 133 161 130 136 169 225
Exeter … 251 239 199 237 228 230
Gloucester … 264 241 240 194 193 201
Oxford … 97 87 64 69 122 125
Portsmouth … 315 326 295 265 245 303
Reading … 367 309 252 277 314 418
Redruth … 71 82 93 54 85 101
Salisbury … 148 156 130 158 251 259
Southampton … 235 293 236 212 181 234
Southern Command Total … 2,697 2,705 2,348 2,213 2,482 2,879

to a related question by the hon. Member for Dudley.

Mr. Profumo

The following is the information requested:

Recruiting Centre 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Birmingham 751 873 698 642 987 949
Blackburn 145 207 180 143 199 Closed
Cardiff 407 528 501 396 462 739
Chester 287 427 342 405 516 585
Coventry 203 226 197 203 250 261
Kings way 375 525 341 295 312 374
Liverpool 970 1,204 950 735 3,051 1,128
Manchester 839 1,039 979 811 1,108 1,486
Pontypridd 16S 323 228 184 222 Closed
Preston 255 276 247 225 259 642
Shrewsbury 107 93 91 119 175 206
Swansea 205 238 152 148 216 216
Wolverhampton 435 345 271 224 262 451
Worcester 144 130 136 69 115 91
Wrexham 138 220 180 114 191 229
Western Command Total 5,429 6,654 5,493 4,713 6,325 7,357
Central London 619 606 569 694 875 1,102
Acton/Wembley 387 381 266 225 367 482
Blackheath 379 386 302 258 368 440
Croydon/Norbury 402 408 302 261 326 344
Kentish Town 287 355 278 239 399 450
Surbiton 342 230 189 137 174 249
Wanstead/Forest Gate 346 388 240 183 344 340
London District Total 2,762 2,754 2,146 1,997 2,853 3,407
Belfast 477 1,026 1,060 831 1,005 1,035
Omagh 137 246 299 211 202 243
Northern Ireland District Total 614 1,272 1,359 1,042 1,207 1,278
TOTAL 22,599 26,116 21,821 18,938 23,227 27,836