§ Sir A. Broughtonasked the Minister of State for Defence whether he is satisfied with recruitment for all branches of the Royal Air Force; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LambtonRecuitment remains more difficult than I would wish for a few specialist categories, but in general it is very satisfactory Continued effort is nevertheless needed, to ensure the necessary high quality of entry, to produce the best possible balance of age and skills within the Royal Air Force, and to prepare against recruiting problems of the future such as those which will be presented290W by demographic trends and the raising of the school-leaving age.