§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportions of the direct entry officer cadets come from independent and State schools; and, of the latter, how many come from grammar and from comprehensive schools, respectively.
§ Mr. WigginIn the latest year for which figures are available 69 per cent. of male officer entrants to the Royal Navy—excluding direct entry graduate officers—and 75 per cent. of male officer entrants to the RAF were educated at State schools. Details of the numbers who attended State grammar and State comprehensive schools are not readily available; nor are details of the educational background of Army officers.