§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Defence, further to his reply dated 1 December, Official Report, c. 598, concerning the employment of civilians by the armed services and others, whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the ratio of civilians to service personnel in each case at each date.
§ Mr. StanleyThe civilian to service personnel ratios for the years 1965, 1973 and 1983 are given below. Both sets of figures show actual totals and include locally entered personnel.
Civilians Service Personnel Ratio 1965 410,212 455,606 1:1.111 1973 320,027 376,618 1:1.177 1983 242,726 330,735 1:1.363