§ 141. Sir T. Beamishasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the strength of the Civil Defence Corps in the United Kingdom on the latest date for which figures are available, and for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. George ThomasI am circulating a table giving this information. The fall in numbers since 1962 was the result of the radical reorganisation of the Corps then made.
TABLE Date England and Wales Scotland Total 30th September, 1965 180,682 30,052 210,734 30th September, 1964 211,570 31,092 242,662 30th September, 1963 249,238 30,519 279,757 30th September, 1962 325,459 37,893 363,352 30th September, 1961 320,721 36,806 357,527 30th September, 1960 319,592 35,100 354,692 30th September, 1959 328,743 35,412 364,155 30th September, 1958 328,567 30,947 359,514 30th September, 1957 321,751 29,516 351,267 30th September, 1956 322,060 26,154 348,214 30th September, 1955 341,122 24,855 365,977 The totals include both active members and those on the reserve.