HC Deb 26 January 1988 vol 126 cc184-5W
41. Mr. Colin Shepherd

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many young people are now enrolled in YTS placements in each of the three services.

Mr. Freeman

In November 1987 a total of 543 trainees were serving on the armed services YTS. The numbers are broken down as shown in the table.

Number
Royal Navy 6
Army 63
Royal Air Force 474