§ 25. Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many young people in Wales were recruited to the Armed Forces in 1980; and what were the figures for each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. PattieI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Caernarvon (Mr. Wigley) on 10 November 1980.—[Vol. 992, c.57.] Latest available figures show that careers information offices in Wales recruited 2,103 Service personnel in the period April-December 1980. This figure does not include officers who are recruited centrally.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the recruitment figures for the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force in Wales for 1978, 1979 and 1980, respectively: and how many were recruited at each recruiting office in Wales.
§ Mr. PattieThe information requested is as follows:
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Service and Location 1978–79 1979–80 Apr-Dec 1980 Royal Navy/Royal Marines Cardiff 135 221 126 Swansea 75 113 91 Wrexham 119 156 130 Total 329 490 347 Army Cardiff 684 743 606 Swansea 322 325 249 Wrexham 267 321 249 Total 1273 1389 1104 Royal Air Force Bangor 140 159 103 Cardiff 184 180 143 Newport 124 142 91 Swansea 159 131 146 Wrexham 168 155 103 Total 775 767 586 Notes:
1.These numbers exclude all officer recruitment and all recruitment to the QARNNS.
2.Army numbers are recorded against main CIOs. Numbers at Cardiff include entrants who made original application at Pontypridd, Newport and Merthyr Tydfil. Swansea numbers include Llanelli and Pembroke and Wrexham numbers include Bangor and Rhyl.
3.These figures do not include people living in Wales who were recruited through CIOs elsewhere in the United Kingdom.