Recruits

HC Deb 31 January 1975 vol 885 c333W

Mr. Robin F. Cook

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing

			RN/RM	Army	RAF	Tri-Service
Quarter ending—
March 1965	…	…	2,116	7,565	2,466	12,147
June 1965	…	…	2,080	7,075	1,955	11,110
September 1965	…	3,391	8,515	1,911	13,817
December 1965	…	…	1,852	5,604	2,238	9,694
March 1966	…	…	1,957	6,756	2,378	11,091
June 1966	…	…	2,077	6,931	2,388	11,396
September 1966	…	2,853	8,931	2,505	14,289
December 1966	…	…	2,318	6,301	2,310	10,929
March 1967	…	…	1,969	6,732	2,849	11,550
June 1967	…	…	2,265	6,117	2,304	10,686
September 1967	…	2,589	7,188	2,404	12,181
December 1967	…	…	2,171	4,061	2,030	8,262
March 1968	…	…	1,580	4,198	2,126	7,904
June 1968	…	…	1,284	4,680	1,630	7,594
September 1968	…	2,323	6,689	2,690	11,702
December 1968	…	…	1,343	3,756	2,218	7,317
March 1969	…	…	1,206	4,339	2,402	7,947
June 1969	…	…	1,209	6,004	2,270	9,483
September 1969	…	2,426	8,219	3,164	13,809
December 1969	…	…	1,639	4,718	3,142	9,499
March 1970	…	…	1,577	4,932	2,950	9,459
June 1970	…	…	1,764	7,152	3,062	11,978
September 1970	…	2,566	8,430	3,033	14,029
December 1970	…	…	2,112	4,825	3,486	10,423
March 1971	…	…	1,538	6,530	3,308	11,376
June 1971	…	…	1,952	8,735	3,018	13,705
September 1971	…	3,412	10,648	3,191	17,251
December 1971	…	…	3,009	7,219	2,110	12,338
March 1972	…	…	2,473	7,701	1,986	12,160
June 1972	…	…	2,640	8,009	1,390	12,039
September 1972	…	3,226	10,153	1,925	15,304
December 1972	…	…	3,114	4,891	1,703	9,708
March 1973	…	…	2,054	5,809	1,410	9,273
June 1973	…	…	1,821	4,171	953	6,945
September 1973	…	2,455	4,768	1,690	8,913
December 1973	…	…	2,049	3,391	2,172	7,612
March 1974	…	…	1,740	5,224	1,999	8,963
June 1974	…	…	1,604	5,428	1,752	8,784
September 1974	…	2,920	9,387	2,369	14,676
December 1974	…	…	2,719	4,175	2,522	9,416

It is not the practice to publish precise details of our recruiting requirement but generally speaking over the period, except in 1968–69 and 1973–74, recruitment has been adequate for that requirement. There have, however, been continuing problems in certain specialist groups, but force strengths overall have been satisfactory.