§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether recruitment to the Royal Navy and the Army is in accord with the forecast shown in the most recent defence review.
§ Mr. WellbelovedCurrent recruiting requirements for the Navy and the Army have been set at levels which take into account, among other factors, the 1974 defence review and, in the case of the Army, increases in strength authorised in 1978.
§ Mr. Jim Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Defence on what evidence the Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Royal Air Force based his claim that there are substantial numbers of the cream of our society queueing up to join the forces, Official Report, 21 November 1978, column 1078.
§ Mr. WellbelovedThe expression "cream of society" was used to describe the fine young men and women who volunteer for the honourable profession of military service in Her Majesty's Armed Forces.
564WIn response to the hon. Member's reference to the statement that such people are "queueing up to join", I would refer him to the reply given to the hon. Member for Oldham, East (Mr Lamond) on 17 November 1978—[Vol. 958, c.364–67.]