Recruitment and Re-Engagement

HC Deb 19 July 1966 vol 732 c61W

91. Sir T. Beamish

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the figures for recruitment and re-engagement in terms of man-years for each of the three services, shown separately, for 12 months up to the latest available date, and for the previous 12 months.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

Yes.

	1st April, 1964 to 31st March, 1965	1st April, 1965 to 31st March, 1966
Recruitment	Man-years
Royal Navy and Royal Marines	70,315	69,545
Army	222,494	178,759
Royal Air Force	36,814	45,456
Re-engagement
Royal Navy and Royal Marines	19,490	22,265
Army	38,720	36,424
Royal Air Force	21,603	28,576