HC Deb 17 February 1981 vol 999 c98W
20. Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the estimated change in the number of persons who will be employed full-time in the Armed Forces over the next 12 months; and what effect he expects this change to have on the recruitment policies of the Aimed Forces.

Mr. Pattie

The precise manpower requirements of the three Services are currently being calculated. The figures will be published in the Statement on Defence Estimates.