§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the State for Defence whether he will make a statement about recruiting for the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve.
§ Mr. RichardThe recruitment position of the TAVR is not unsatisfactory.84W Its strength on 31st August was 46,589. At the beginning of 1969 its comparable strength was 40,411. There has thus been an increase during this year of 6,178. The number of direct transfers from TAVR III, now disbanded, was 3,415.