HC Deb 09 June 1981 vol 6 c122W
Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how much of the time of the recruitment staff of the Armed Forces is taken up with visiting schools; how many staff are involved; and how many schools they visit each year.

Mr. Goodhart

The Armed Forces have a full-time schools liaison staff of 137. Schools are also visited regularly by other recruiting staff, including special presentation and recruiting teams. Over 5,000 schools are visited annually.