HC Deb 19 April 1994 vol 241 cc509-10W
Sir Nicholas Fairbairn

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out for each service the annual targets for recruitment in 1993–94 of officers and other ranks and the extent to which these targets have been achieved.

Mr. Hanley

[holding answer 14 February 1994]The recruiting targets for the year ending 5 April 1994, and achievements in recruitment up to January 1994, the latest date for which figures are available, are as follows:

Target Achieved Percentage achieved
Royal Navy Officers
Officers 478 285 60
Other ranks 1,439 928 64
Army
Officers 1,005 664 65
Other ranks 8,992 6,702 75
Royal Air Force
Officers 328 235 72
Other ranks 696 537 77