HC Deb 17 March 1993 vol 221 cc286-7W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will provide a breakdown by individual Army recruiting office in the United Kingdom of (i) expenditure and (ii) the number of Army personnel recruited; and if he will make a statement;

(2) what is the total expenditure on Army recruiting offices in the United Kingdom; how many Army personnel are recruited from each Army personnel centre in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The available information requested is set out in the table:

Year up to 4 April 1992
Main Army Careers Information Office Enlistments Expenditure in financial year 1991–92 £ million
Middlesbrough 736
Newcastle 602
Hull 348
Bradford 227
Leeds 451
Sheffield 392
North East Total 2,756 3.6
Birmingham 639
Coventry 143
Shrewsbury 252
Stoke 256
Western Total 1,290 1.89
Leicester 208
Lincoln 217
Nottingham 532
Norwich 333
Cambridge 424
Southend 285
Eastern Total 1,999 2.6
Brighton 327
Canterbury 427
Reading 312
Southampton 398
South East Total 1,464 2.18
Central London 85
BAOR 123
Forest Gate 246
Surbiton 131
Wembley 121
London Total 706 1.94
Bristol 378
Bournemouth 359
Exeter 713
South West Total 1,450 1.86
Carlisle 234
Chester 304
Liverpool 560
Manchester 631

Main Army Careers Information Office Enlistments Expenditure in financial year 1991–92 £ million
Preston 539
North West Total 2,268 2.37
Aberdeen 122
Dundee 246
Rutland 421
Glasgow 964
Inverness 120
Scotland Total 1,873 2.67
Cardiff 448
Swansea 224
Wrexham 347
Wales Total 1,019 1.14
Belfast 411
Northern Ireland Total 411 0.53
TOTALS 15,236 20.78

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