§ Mr. Ramsdenasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many males there
1 2 3 4 Number available for employment Number of male other ranks recruited Percentages Column 3 of Column 2 (thousands) R.N./R.M. Army R.A.F. R.N./R.M Army R.A.F. 1963 … … 1,469 8,016 19,016 3,159 0.54 1.29 0.22 1964 … … 1,456 7,795 24,988 3,620 0.54 1.72 0.25 1965 … … 1,450 7,326 21,296 4,888 0.51 1.47 0.34 1966 … … 1,434 7,353 20,861 5,460 0.51 1.45 0.38 1967 … … 1,319 6,934 17,353 5,465 0.53 1.32 0.41 1968 … … 1,226 4,907 13,897 5,303 0.40 1.13 0.43 1969 … … 1,168 4,919 16,821 6,368 0.42 1.44 0.55