§ Mr. Goodhewasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether there will be increased opportunities for men to join the Royal Air Force.
§ Mr. H. FraserRecruiting quotas for the Royal Air Force will rise sharply in the near future as many men who signed on when National Service ended concluded their engagements. We shall therefore be stepping up recruitment and an advertising campaign is about to begin in the National Press.
There will be a range of opportunities for men of the normal recruiting ages and, in addition, it is proposed to admit young men aged 17 to 17½ who have the consent of their parents. These young men will be paid at the rate of 9s. 6d. a day until they reach the age of 17½. They will be accommodated and trained in the same way as recruits over 17½ but will not be posted from training until reaching that age.