§ Sir Patrick Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence by how much the established numbers of Royal Marines have been cut in the past 12 months.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe established numbers of Royal Marines have been reduced in the past 12 months by some 800 officers and men mainly through the disbandment of 41 Commando, but as the number of trained Royal Marines is at present slightly below the new trained establishment of 7,200, recruiting will continue and no redundancy will be involved.