HC Deb 13 February 1979 vol 962 c459W
35. Mr. George Rodgers

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what additional expenditure has been incurred by the recruitment of 4,000 personnel into the Royal Air Force above the figure forecast in the Defence Review.

Mr. Wellbeloved

The annual cost, at current pay and price levels, of the personnel additional to the RAF manpower level forecast in the defence review is estimated to be about £19 million.