§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many recruits were enlisted into the individual Irish regiments during the financial year 1973–74.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe numbers of recruits enlisted into the Irish regiments in 1973–74 were as follows:
Adults and Young Soldiers Maturing Juniors Queens Royal Irish Hussars 69 12 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 44 16 Irish Guards 83 19 Royal Irish Rangers 87 27 Note: The maturing Juniors shown joined their regiments as adults for the first time in 1973–74 although they were enlisted into the Army as Juniors in earlier years.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the average wastage rate in the Army for infantry recruits in Irish regiments in the twenty-sixth, fifty-second and one hundred and fourth week, respectively; and what was the average rate in the infantry as a whole for those periods in the financial year 1973–74.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe average wastage rate in the Army for infantry recruits in Irish regiments at the 26-,248W 52- and 104-week stages and the average wastage rate for the infantry as a whole for those periods in the financial year 1973–74 are as follows:
Irish infantry regiments Whole infantry Up to 26 weeks 3.6 3.4 27–52 weeks 0.9 1.3 53–104 weeks 3.3 2.5 These percentage rates are based on the average strengths of the units concerned.