§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many persons were recruited in Scotland for each of the armed services during the years 1982–83 and 1983–84; and if he will break the figures down by careers information office areas.
§ Mr. LeeNumbers of service personnel recruited at each careers information office in Scotland in 1982–83 and 1983–84 are as follows. The figures exclude recruitment of officers and QARNNS who are recruited centrally.
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CIO 1982–83 1983–84 Royal Navy and Royal Marines Aberdeen 28 45 Dundee 39 48 Edinburgh 115 117 Glasgow 121 170 Inverness 25 28 Total 328 408
CIO 1982–83 1983–84 Army Aberdeen 128 191 Dundee 251 538 Edinburgh 360 588 Glasgow 806 1,412 Inverness 103 203 Total 1,648 2,932 Royal Air Force Aberdeen 81 249 Dundee 75 143 Edinburgh 91 132 Glasgow 150 327 Inverness* — — Total 397 851 * Attestations of entrants to the RAF from the Inverness CIO were made at Aberdeen and are included in the Aberdeen numbers.