HC Deb 14 December 1978 vol 960 c349W
Mr. Stoddart

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current fore-cast strength of each of the Armed Services for the next five years compared with projections in the 1975 Defence Review.

Dr. Gilbert

As is customary, the forthcoming statement on Defence Estimates will include forecast strengths of the Armed Forces on 1st April 1979 and 1st April 1980. It is not the normal practice to publish longer-term projections of Service strengths.