§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many new entry ratings will enter HMS "Raleigh" for their part I training between now and 1 April 1982; and how this compares with the same period in 1981 and 1980.
§ Mr. WigginDuring the period 1 October 1979 to 31 March 1980. 3,387 ratings entered HMS "Raleigh". The corresponding figure for the period 1 October 1980 to 31 March 1981 was 3,393. Since then, and following on from Cmnd. 8288, rating recruiting has been substantially reduced.
Details of the number of ratings recruited between 1 October 1981 and 31 March 1982 will be published in the normal way.