§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many recruits to each of the Army, Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force have had their periods of engagement terminated within 12 months of joining the forces in 1979 and in 1980 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. PattieFigures are available only for those Service men who have their periods of engagement terminated within the first six months of joining the Forces. Figures for officers could not be produced without disproportionate effort.
The figures for Service men are:
All Services RN RM Army RAF Oct 1978—Mar 1979 726 45 66 571 44 Apr 1979—Sep 1979 542 35 40 415 52 Oct 1979—Mar 1980 961 167 27 653 114 Apr 1980—Sep 1980 984 138 19 711 116
§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many recruits there have been to the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, respectively, from Northern Ireland in 1979, and in 1980 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. PattieThe numbers of Service personnel recruited from careers information offices in Northern Ireland in the periods shown were as follows:
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Service men All Services RN RM Army RAF 1978–79 605 138 25 385 57 1979–80 705 93 16 576 74 1980–81(Apr-Sep) 561 61 7 465 28 Service women 1978–79 30 6 — 13 11 1979–80 34 6 — 9 19 1980–81(Apr-Sep) 16 2 — 8 6 The figures do not include officers or members of the QARNNS who are recruited centrally and for whom no regional figures are available; nor do they include recruitment to the UDR.