§ Mr. Pounderasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many applications were received by the Royal Air Force Careers Office in Northern Ireland in 1962 and 1963, respectively; and how many of the applicants joined the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. H. FraserIn 1962, there were 1,500 applicants for enlistment in ground trades, of whom 803 subsequently joined the Royal Air Force. For 1963—a year in which recruitment into the Royal Air Force was restricted—the comparable figures were 1,067 and 435.