§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will publish a list of chaplains and their denominational affiliations, currently in the establishments of the Army, Navy and the Royal Air Force, respectively;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report a list of the chaplaincies currently in the establishments of the Army, Navy and the Royal Air Force, respectively, and for each year since 1965.
§ Mr. William RodgersChaplains in the Armed Forces are in general established by overall totals for each Service and denominational grouping rather than for specific chaplaincies. The establishment of chaplains for the three principal denominational groups in each of the Services from 1965 to 1975 has been as follows:
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§ Mr. Litterickasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the total cost of the Armed Forces chaplaincy services for each of the last five years, together with the estimated cost for the current year.
§ Mr. William RodgersEstimate expenditure on the Armed Forces chaplaincy services in the years 1970–71 to 1975–76 is as follows:
£m 1970–71 1.98 1971–72 2.20 1972–73 2.43 1973–74 2.57 1974–75 3.01 1975–76 3.76