§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy personnel are currently employed ashore; and what were the equivalent figures in(a) 1981 and (b) 1988. [2395]
§ Dr. John ReidAvailable statistics show that 25,252 Naval Service personnel were employed ashore at home and overseas on 1 April 1997; 44,352 on 31 March 1988; and 50,749 on 31 March 1981.