HC Deb 05 March 1981 vol 1000 c178W
Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many men and women are currently under training in each of the Services.

Mr. Speed

The following table shows the estimated average number of Service personnel undergoing training courses at any given time during the financial year 1980–81:

Royal Navy 10,000
Army 22,500
RAF 10,100
Service Colleges* 2,500
* These figures cannot readily be apportioned among the individual Services.

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