§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the numerical size of the British Army, as between those normally based in the United Kingdom and those normally based overseas, on 1 June 1950, 1 June 1960, 1 June 1970 and 1 June 1980.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe numerical size of the British Army on these dates was as follows:
United Kingdom Overseas Total 1 June 1950 210,960 150,262 361,222 1 June 1960 226,330 180,734 407,064 1 June 1970 83,432 77,336 160,768 1 June 1980 83,811 67,241 151,052