§ Sir Ian Orr-Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many students attend the Duke of York's school at Dover; and how many have joined each of the Armed Services in the last three years and in the first nine months of 1969, respectively.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe Duke of York's Royal Military School is not a recruiting agency. Admission of a boy is normally a reward for his father's loyal service to the Crown. Special consideration is given to suitable boys whose fathers have died while in the Services. There are 432 boys at present. The numbers who have joined the Armed Services and the proportion of boys who joined the Armed Services out of all boys leaving are in academic years, as follows:
RN ARMY RAF Proportion% of all boys leaving 1965–66 1* 12 4 25% 1966–67 11 2 22% 1967–68 7 4 14% 1968–69 1 7 4 19% *Royal Canadian Navy In addition, about 4 boys a year join the Police and Merchant Navy and about 6 ex-pupils a year enter the Armed Services after spending some time in civilian employment or further education.