§ Sir Patrick Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the numbers of Admiralty-recognised Sea Scout troops; and whether there are any records of the numbers of such scouts joining the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy.
§ Mr. LeeThere are currently 101 Royal Navy recognised Sea Scout groups with a total of approximately 5,000 scouts. In 1983–84, 70 former scouts joined the Royal Navy and 22 former scouts joined the merchant service in that year.