§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to figure 3 of the "Statement on the Defence Estimate", what is the balance of total armed forces manpower between NATO and the USSR in the ATTU —Atlantic to the Urals—region.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonNATO armed forces manpower based in the Atlantic to the Urals region currently totals around 3 million, while the equivalent Soviet figure is estimated at approximately 2.3 million.