§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many people were recruited in the Armed Services from Wales in 1980–81 and 1981–82, respectively; and how many were recruited in each recruiting centre in 1980–81 and 1981–82, respectively.
§ Mr. WigginThe information requested is as follows:
Service and Location 1980–81 1 April 1981 to 28 February 1982 Royal Navy/Royal Marines Cardiff 169 76 Swansea 149 61 Wrexham 177 93 Total 495 230 Army Cardiff 660 298 Swansea 276 158 Wrexham 270 199 Total 1,206 655 Royal Air Force Bangor 131 49 Cardiff 168 52 Newport 114 33 Swansea 161 37 Wrexham 135 55 Total 709 226 Grand Total 2,410 1,111 Notes:
1. These numbers exclude officer recruitment and all recruitment to QARNNS.
2. Army numbers are recruited against main career information offices. Numbers at Cardiff include entrants who made original application at Pontypridd, Newport and Merthyr Tydfil. Swansea 311W numbers include Bangor and Rhyl.
3. These figures do not include people living in Wales who were recruited through CIOs elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total expenditure on recruitment advertising in (a) the press, (b) radio and television and (c) other media
1980–81 (actual outturn) 1981–82 (estimated outturn) 1982–83 (estimate) United Kingdom £ million Wales £ million United Kingdom £ million Wales £ million United Kingdom £ million Wales £ million Press 5.505 .023 3.306 .014 4.106 .008 Radio/TV .665 Nil .035 Nil Nil Nil Other Media .074 .005 .185 .008 .138 .010 Total 6.244 .028 3.526 .022 4.244 .018 Notes:
1. Publicity costs for cadet forces are excluded from the above table.
2. United Kingdom figures include national advertising which will be seen in all areas; figures for Wales refer specifically to advertising campaigns mounted only in Wales—for example, in local newspapers.