§ Sir Peter HordernTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed in the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force; and how many are non-combatant.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThere were 303,003 service personnel employed in the armed forces as at 30 September 1990, including 12,677 non-combatants. The numbers employed in each service, together with the numbers of non-combatants are shown in the table.
Total personnel Non-combatants1 Royal Navy 54,859 2,462 Royal Marines 7,474 Army 151,764 7,218 Royal Air Force 88,906 2,997 1 Medical and dental personnel, as well as chaplains, are regarded as non-combatants. Musicians have also been included in the figures for non-combatants, given that they generally have medical roles.