§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Armed Forces have been recruited in Wales for every year from 1969 onwards; and how many have served in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. PattieThe number of Service personnel recruited through careers information offices in Wales is readily avail792W able only from the 1970–71 financial year. Figures for this and subsequent years are listed in the table below; they do not include officers or QARNNS Service women since they are recruited on a central basis and regional figures are not readily available.
1970–71 2,228 1971–72 2,526 1972–73 2,124 1973–74 1,667 1974–75 2,272 1975–76 2,573 1976–77 2,123 1977–78 1,986 1978–79 2,477 1979–80* 1,434 * April-November. It would require disproportionate effort to determine how many of these personnel have served at any time in Northern Ireland.