§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many men and women are currently under training in each of the Services.
§ Mr. SpeedThe 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.