§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the recruitment figures for the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force in Wales for 1980 and 1981, respectively; and how many were recruited at each recruiting office in Wales.
§ Mr. BlakerThe information requested is as follows:
Service and Location 1980 1981 Royal Navy/Royal Marines Cardiff 202 116 Swansea 120 116 Wrexham 147 142 Total 469 374 Army Cardiff 728 325 Swansea 287 179 Wrexham 294 207 Total 1,309 711 RAF Bangor 159 60 Cardiff 190 69 Newport 131 49 Swansea 203 55 Wrexham 151 79 Total 834 312 Grand Total 2,612 1,397 Notes:
1. These numbers exclude officer recruitment and all recruitment to QARNNS.
2. Army numbers are counted against main Career Information Officers. Numbers at Cardiff include entrants who made original application at Pontypridd, Newport and Merthyr Tydfil. Swansea 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.