Dr. Tony WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what is the membership of the Officer Training Corps in each institution in which it operates; [13757]
(2) what percentage of members of the Officer Training Corps subsequently join the regular forces. [13756]
§ Dr. Reid[pursuant to his answers, 5 November 1997, Official Report, col. 254]: The figures for OTC establishments given include not only the authorised numbers of Officer Cadets, but also a number of instructor and support staff. The number of Officer Cadets for which each Officer Training Corps is established is shown in the following table, together with the total establishment which was given in my earlier reply:
Total establishment Officer cadets Aberdeen 168 140 Belfast 168 140 Birmingham 168 140 Bristol 168 140 Cambridge 224 198 East Midlands 168 140 Edinburgh 168 140 Exeter 168 140 Glasgow 168 140 Leeds 168 140 Liverpool 168 140 London 364 322 Manchester 168 140 Northumbria 168 140 Oxford 224 198 Sheffield 168 140 Southampton 168 140 Tayforth 168 140 Wales 168 140 This means that the 260 members of the OTC commissioned into the Regular Forces in academic year 1995–96 represent nearly 9 per cent. of the Officer Cadet establishment, not 7.5 per cent. as I said in my separate answer of 5 November 1997.