§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the date those occasions over the last two years when Ministers or officials in his Department have met lobbying companies, prior to a decision being made on the subject of the meeting with the lobbying company.
Royal Naval Services Army Royal Air Force 1 April Officers Other Ranks Officers Other Ranks Officers Other Ranks 1979 10,029 62,471 17,153 139,028 14,580 71,730 1984 9,831 61,450 17,220 144,319 15,139 77,950 1989 10,156 54,483 17,310 138,257 15,374 76,069 1990 10,162 53,052 17,433 135,379 15,274 74,411 1991 10,126 51,929 17,509 130,130 15,215 73,156 1992 10,097 52,022 17,240 128,123 15,058 70,904 1993 9,802 49,555 16,129 118,454 14,472 66,437 1994 9,182 46,597 14,840 108,188 13,465 62,216 The figures include trained personnel and those undergoing training and personnel in the nursing services. They have been extracted from "Tri-Service Personnel Statistics 1—Strengths, Intake and Outflow of United Kingdom Regular Forces", copies of which are placed in the Library of the House.