§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total number of civilians employed in the United Kingdom by the Armed Forces in the years 1965 and 1966, and the estimated numbers in 1967 and 1968; and what percentage of these are skilled craftsmen.
Vote Service Net Estimate Expected Outturn £ £ Defence (Navy) 8 … Miscellaneous Effective Services 10,193,000 11,219,000 Defence (Army) … Purchasing (Repayment) Services 2,000,000* Nil (plus receipts payable to the Exchequer of £3.1 million) Defence (Air) 7 … Aircraft and Stores 259,900,000 232,700,000 Defence (Air) 8 … Miscellaneous Effective Services 1,370,000 1,070,000 * Purchases of £143,500,000 less repayments of £141,500,000.