HC Deb 19 July 1989 vol 157 c230W
Mr. Macdonald

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current strength of the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service in officers and ratings.

Mr. Neubert

The answer is 114 volunteer staff officers and 2,817 auxiliary men and women as at 31 March 1989.

Mr. Macdonald

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of RNAS personnel have had previous armed forces experience prior to enlistment.

Mr. Neubert

I regret that this information is not held centrally.