HC Deb 06 April 1976 vol 909 c128W
38. Mr. Ernest G. Perry

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the overall reduction in Service and civilian personnel employed by his Department which will have been achieved by the end of the present decade.

Mr. William Rodgers

We expect to achieve reductions of about 38,000 Service men and about 40,000 civilians as a result of economy measures arising largely from the defence review and expenditure review.