§ Sir T. Beamishasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT figures showing the total strength of the Territorial Army, and the number of recruits and resignations, for each month of 1965 and on the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ReynoldsYes. The figures, which include the Territorial Army Emergency Reserve, are:
Total Strength* Intake Out flow 1st Jan., 1965 109,710 2,844 3,355 1st Feb., 1965 109,199 3,739 3,822 1st Mar., 1965 109,116 4,165 4,214 1st April, 1965 109,067 4,180 4,429 1st May, 1965 108,818 3,633 3,688 1st June, 1965 108,763 3,001 3,195 1st July, 1965 108,569 3,431 3,868 1st Aug., 1965 108,132 4,774 5,727 1st Sept., 1965 107,179 1,929 2,947 1st Oct., 1965 106,161 2,506 3,688 1st Nov., 1965 104,979 2,961 4,092 1st Dec, 1965 103,848 1,949 3,331 1st Jan., 1966 102,466 * Figures include officers and Other Ranks, male and female.