§ 38. Mr. Ernest G. Perryasked 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 RodgersWe 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.