§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many persons have been recruited in
1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1 April 1982–28 February 1982 (provisional) RN and RM Aberdeen 48 44 48 28 23 Dundee 53 70 81 33 34 Edinburgh 140 198 237 95 105 Glasgow 295 349 362 139 108 Inverness 43 66 53 19 21 Total 579 727 781 314 291 Army Aberdeen 128 149 187 106 126 Dundee 523 562 567 322 246 Edinburgh 500 640 614 310 340 Glasgow 1,329 1,629 1,498 762 788 Inverness 153 182 169 83 102 Total 2,634 3,162 3,035 1,583 1,602 RAF Aberdeen* 129 211 133 25 46 Dundee 135 147 176 62 64 Edinburgh 283 299 301 63 64 Glasgow† 501 509 473 125 110 Inverness* 10 — 82 30 21 Total 1,058 1,166 1,165 305 305 * During part of 1978–79 and 1979–80 all enlistments at Inverness were processed at Aberdeen. † Includes Ayr and Hamilton careers information offices.